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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1873 edition by Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle, London.

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1926. Huxley, English novelist, essayist, critic, and poet, whose reputation and later work was deeply entwined with spiritualism and hallucinogenic drugs, recounts his experiences traveling through six countries, and offers his observations on their people, cultures, and customs. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.
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At the boundaries of the British Empire, photography pushed at its own frontiers. These two hundred and fifty photographs, published here as a collection for the first time, provide a valuable and very specific record of Burma between the First and Second World Wars, when the British and Indian military had a profound impact on its peoples and territories at a key period in the region’s political reassessment and redefinition. The images are selected from James Henry Green’s extensive photography of recruitment and slave-release campaigns in the northern parts of Burma. They explore his personal documentation of the processes of contact, change and exchange in the early part of this century, at the frontiers of religion, trade, the military, education and identity. These photographs - ranging from spectacular landscapes to intimate portraits - served Green as documentation of his anthropological and military work, predominantly among the Kachin, Shan and Chin people; they also chronicle his personal journeys.

The pictures taken by Green in Burma form part of the history of a long line of photographers working on the Indian subcontinent from the inception of the medium. These pioneers, mostly amateur and often in official employment in the expanding empire, used the camera not only for their own amusement, but also as a serious documentary tool in the creation of archives relating to contact with little-known peoples. Today, these photographs, in conjunction with contemporary oral histories, are vital tools in the latest anthropological research into the events they record.

This comprehensively illustrated record of a vanished time offers a window not only on to a particular people at a particular point in history, but also on to ways of looking, illuminating our own assumptions, fears and desires.

About the Author
Elizabeth Dell is Keeper of Non-Western Art and Anthropology, and Head of The Green Centre for Non-Western Art at The Royal Pavilion, Libraries and Museums, Brighton. Her research work has included studies of collecting and museum history in the West, and their role in cultural representation.

John Falconer is Curator of Photographs, Oriental and India Office Collections, British Library. He has worked extensively on the history of photography in India and South-East Asia. His research with the British Library has included a major project to catalogue the Burma photograph holdings.

David Odo is affiliated to St Antony’s College, Oxford University. His current research on the anthropology of photography focuses on Japanese colonial and anthropological images.

Mandy Sadan has worked in Burma since 1996, co-ordinating an oral history and archive project on behalf of The Green Centre for Non-Western Art at The Royal Pavilion, Libraries and Museums, Brighton. She is also affiliated to the School of Oriental and African Studies, London University.

The Green Centre for Non-Western Art manages the African, Asian, Pacific and American collections in the care of Brighton Museum, recently designated collections of national importance. An endowment from the James Henry Green Charitable Trust supports the Green Centre programme of research and educational projects to promote a greater understanding of world art.

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Fascinating account of the flora, fauna and human cultures of what remains one of the most remote corners of Asia. Vivid descriptions and adventure-filled travel account.

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Conçues en Autriche, les cartes Freytag proposent une des cartographies les plus précises qui soit. Des index détaillés sont fournis, permettant de retrouver le moindre petit village. Légende en français, couverture solide et couleurs attrayantes.

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Damning indictment of Burma?s abuse of its citizens and Thailand?s official apathy to the plight of Burmese refugees as recounted by first-hand accounts and the author?s own observations as he traveled the length of the Thai-Burma border.

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Burmese forces invaded the Karenni state on August 8th, 1948, and eventually annexed the independent sovereign nation. Since this time, the Karenni have been waging a war of resistance against successive Rangoon Governments whose attempts to subdue the population have included military occupation, mass relocation of civilians and human rights abuse. The desire of the Karenni for independence is now even stronger. Dean Chapman is a photojournalist who lived with the Karenni people and army for some two years. This book combines the drama and horror of front line combat against a background of the daily lives of the people. It recounts Chapman’s experiences and portrays the commitment of the Karenni people.

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This book was winner of the European Publishers Award for Photography 1998.

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Text: English

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This is the delightful story of an eighteen-day bus pilgrimage to sixty pagodas across Myanmar. As the author settles into her seat, the aisle blocked with luggage, she trains our eyes on the collection of characters that, like it or not, will be her traveling companions for the whirlwind tour. This native tourist amuses us with her adventures of eating at roadside cafes, climbing up pagodas, bathing in rivers, shopping at markets, and sleeping on temple floors. Along the way, she encounters deeply rooted cultural values and develops camaraderie with strangers that become like family for the duration of her travels. Ma Thanegi is a painter, writer, and journalist who was born and educated in Myanmar. She lives in Yangon (Rangoon) and is a contributing editor of the Myanmar Times and editor of Enchanting Myanmar, a travel magazine. She was detained for three years in Insein prison for her involvement in the 1988 uprisings as a personal assistant to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.

About the Author
Ma Thanegi is a painter, writer, and journalist who was born and educated in Myanmar. She lives in Yangon (Rangoon) and is a contributing editor of the Myanmar Times and editor of Enchanting Myanmar, a travel magazine. She was detained for three years in Insein prison for her involvement in the 1988 uprisings as a personal assistant to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.

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This almost forgotten report on Burma contains a detailed survey of historical sites, and includes photographs not previously reproduced. A rare work not found in most bibliographies on Burma

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