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Book

Myanmar

Author

Wil Mara

Call Number

  • J 959.1 MARA (CEN)

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Publication Information

New York, NY : Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc, 2016.

Physical Description

144 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

Summary

An introduction to the geography, history, government, economy, culture, and peoples of Myanmar, which is also known as Burma.

Contents

  • Opening up to the world
  • The lay of the land
  • The wild side
  • A long history
  • Governing Myanmar
  • The working life
  • People and language
  • The spiritual world
  • Arts and sports
  • Everyday life
  • Timeline
  • Fast facts.

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