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BL
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590899
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b420118
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Lintner, Bertil
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| Title & Author
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The resistance of the monks : : Buddhism and activism in Burma /\ Human Rights Watch
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| Publication Statement
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New York, NY :: Human Rights Watch,, c2009
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115 p. :: ill. (some col.), map ;; 27 cm
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| ISBN
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156432544X
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: 9781564325440
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| Notes
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"September 2009"--P. following t.p
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Written by Bertil Lintner--Acknowledgements (P. 109)
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Includes bibliographical references
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| Contents
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I. Summary and key recommendations -- II. Burma: a long tradition of Buddhist activism -- III. The role of the Sangha in the 1988 uprising and after the 1990 election -- IV. Aung San Suu Kyi and Buddhism -- V. The SPDC and Buddhism -- VI. The reemergence of Buddhist political activism in Burma -- VII. The September 2007 crackdown -- VIII. Cyclone Nargis and its aftermath -- IX. International networks -- X. Conclusion -- XI. Recommendations
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| Abstract
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This report written by longtime Burma watcher Bertil Lintner, describes the repression Burma's monks experienced after they led demonstrations against the government in September 2007. The report tells the stories of individual monks who were arrested, beaten and detained. Two years after Buddhist monks marched down the street of the detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, hundreds of monks are in prison and thousands remain fearful of military repression. Many have left their monasteries and returned to their villages or sought refuge abroad, while those who remained in their monasteries live under constant surveillance--Publisher's website description
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Buddhist monks-- Political activity-- Burma
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Buddhism and state-- Burma
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Buddhism and politics-- Burma
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Demonstrations-- Burma-- Religious aspects
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Political persecution-- Burma
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Freedom of expression-- Burma
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Burma, Politics and government, 1988-
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| LC Classification
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BQ438.L58 2009
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Human Rights Watch (Organization)
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| Parallel Title
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Buddhism and activism in Burma
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