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Topic Time period Resource Locations Covered
Politics, Military Records, History Bell, Henry Glassford. An account of the Burman Empire, compiled from the works of Colonel Symes, Major Canning, Captain Cox, Dr. Leyden, Dr. Buchanan, &c. &c. &c: a description of different tribes inhabiting in and around that dominion and a narrative of the late military and political operations in the Burmese Empire, with some account of the present condition of the country, its manners, customs and inhabitants. Calcutta, India: Printed for the publisher by D'Rozario and Co., 1852 Myanmar (Burma)
History Henderson, John W. Area handbook for Burma. Washington, D.C.: United States. Government Printing Office, 1971 Myanmar (Burma)
History Roberts, Thomas Duval. Area handbook for Burma. Washington, D.C.: United States. Government Printing Office, 1968 Myanmar (Burma)
Social life and customs 1939-1945 Sānyāla, Phaṇīndranātha. Brahmaprabāsī Sānyāla paribārera gharoẏā kathā o Bhārate pratyābarttana kāhinī. [New Delhi, India]: Sānyāla 1982 Myanmar (Burma)
History, Politics Dautremer, Joseph ; translated and with an introduction by George Scott. Burma under British rule. London, England: T. Fisher Unwin, 1916 Myanmar (Burma)
Social life and customs Mi Mi Khaing, Daw. Burmese family. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1962 Myanmar (Burma)
Religion Lama, G. K. Cultural heritage of South-East Asia. Varanasi, India: Kala Parakashan, 2009 Myanmar (Burma), Southest Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia
Social life and customs Spiro, Melford E. Kinship and marriage in Burma: a cultural and psychodynamic analysis. Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 1977 Myanmar (Burma)
Politics, economics 1988 and after Steinberg, David I. Burma: The State of Myanmar. George Town University Press, 2001 Myanmar (Burma)
Politics, festivals, religion 21st Century Skidmore, Monique. Burma at the Turn of the 21st Century. University of Hawaii Press, 2005 Myanmar (Burma)
Social life and customs Modern Steinberg, David. Burma/Myanmar: What Everyone Needs to Know. Oxford University Press, 2013 Myanmar (Burma)
Muslims Modern Yegar, Moshe. Between Integration and Secession: The Muslim Communities of the Southern Philippines, Southern Thailand, and Western Burma/Myanmar. Lexington Books, 2002 Western Myanmar (Burma), Southern Philippines, Southern Thailand
Religion, politics, economy Seekins, Donald M. Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar). Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, inc., 2017 Myanmar (Burma)
Travel, Manners Modern May, Kyi Kyi. Myanmar - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture. Kuperard, 2015 Myanmar (Burma)
Social life and customs Modern Edited by John Ure. Myanmar (Burma) (pp. 351-364), From: Telecommunications Development in Asia. Hong Kong University Press (2008); Hong Kong University Press, 2008 Myanmar (Burma)
Social life and customs Modern Aung-Thwin, Maitrii. Introduction: Communities of Interpretation and the Construction of Modern Myanmar, Journal of Southeast Asian Studies. Cambridge University Press, 2008 Myanmar (Burma)
Manners Scott, James George. The Burman: his life and notions. New York, N.Y.: Norton, 1963 Myanmar (Burma)
Marriage Spiro, Melford E. Kinship and marriage in Burma: a cultural and psychodynamic analysis. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1977 Myanmar (Burma)
Guidebooks, Etiquette Modern May, Kyi Kyi; Nicholas Nugent. Myanmar (Burma). London: Kuperard, 2015 Myanmar (Burma)
Cooking, Manners Modern Chan, Susan. Flavors of Burma (Myanmar): cuisine and culture from the land of golden pagodas. New York: Hippocrene Books, 2003 Myanmar (Burma)
Guidebooks, Travel Modern World Trade Press. Myanmar. Petaluma, Calif.: World Trade Press, 2010 Myanmar (Burma)
Guidebooks, Travel Modern DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). Eyewitness travel: Myanmar (Burma). DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley), 2014 Myanmar (Burma)
Travel Modern Yin, Saw Myat. CultureShock! Myanmar: a survival guide to customs and etiquette. Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Editions, 2016 Myanmar (Burma)
Social life and customs, Etiquette Modern May, Ki Ki. Myanmar (Burma): the essential guide to customs & culture. London: Kuperard, 2015 Myanmar (Burma)
Travel, Manners Modern Nwanna, Gladson I. Do's and don'ts around the world: a country guide to cultural and social taboos and etiquette: Asia. Baltimore, Md.: World Travel Institute, 1998 Asia
Soul of a people 1920 Fielding, H.. The soul of a people. [Whitefish, MT]: Kessinger Publishing, 2007 Burma
Life and travel O'Connor, V.C. Scott; Butler, Harcourt. The silken East: a record of life & travel in Burma. Gartmore: Kiscadale, 1993 Burma
Village life in contempory Burma Nash, Manning. The golden road to modernity; village life in contemporary Burma. Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1965 Burma
Living traditions Stirn, Aglaja; van Ham, Peter. The hidden world of the Naga: living traditions in Northeast India and Burma. Munich; London: Prestel, 2003 Burma
Customs and traditions Hanson, O. The Kachins: their customs and traditions. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012 Burma
Naga culture, society Saul, Jamie; Viallard, Dominique. The Naga of Burma: their festivals, customs and way of life. Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2005 Burma
Life and character Cuming, E.D. In the shadow of the pagoda: sketches of Burmese life and character. London : W.H. Allen & Co., Limited, 1897 Burma
Social structure, beliefs, customs Taylor, L. F. Ethnographical survey of Burma: questions on the social structure, beliefs, customs and economic life of the indigenous races of Burma. Rangoon: Central Press, 1966 Burma
Law and custom in family Maung, Maung. Law and Custom in Burma and the Burmese Family. Springer Science, 1963 Burma
Native manners and customs Smith-Forbes, Charles James. British Burma and Its People. London, John Murray, 1878 Burma
Customs and Christian Conversion Ann Kammerer, Cornelia. Customs and Christian conversion among Akha highlanders of Burma and Thailand. American Ethnologist, 1990 Burma