The Australian National University Library. (http://anulib.anu.edu.au/lib_home.html)
Australian National University Library. Burma(Myanmar) WWW Virtual Library.
Hartford Web Publishing (http://www.hartford-hwp.com/)
Burma(Myanmar) Archives.
Human rights, NGOs, and foreign policy (http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07202002-152744)
One of the elements that have often been neglected in the study of foreign policy is the role of norms and ideas. While human rights standards were formalized and became to be recognized as an international norm, it is still not clear whether or how human rights affect the foreign policy of specific states. In the case of Japan, its foreign policy is often characterized by hesitance to take decisive action for human rights and its dictation by economic interest. In this paper the influnece of human rights on Japanese foreign policy is examined through the study of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in Japanese politics, as new political actors that speak for the norm of international human rights in Japanese politics. Japanese NGOs have achieved a dramatic development in the 1980s and 1990s, and today they are recognized as important entities in Japanese society. NGOs adopt various strategies and tactics to influnence Japanâ‚‚s decision making in foreign policy to challenge the political environment that consists of Japanâ‚‚s hesitance in the area of human rights and the strong influence of the business sector. Case studies examine active NGOs networks in Japan that work for human rights and democracy in East Timor and Burma and include an in-depth analysis of their operation styles, foci, and organizations.
Online Burma/Myanmar library (http://resolver.library.cornell.edu/misc/4094179)
The Online Burma Library is an evolving project designed to make full texts of Burma documents accessible online to Burmese and non-Burmese researchers, academics, educators, journalists, officials, diplomats, activists et al. It functions as a linked, annotated catalogue to the Burma material already on the Internet and will eventually house a number of archives (in addition to the Burma Press Summary which is already on the site) and directories such as the Burma Action Database (formerly Burma Action Directory).
SOAS bulletin of Burma research (http://web.soas.ac.uk/burma/bulletin.htm)
"The SOAS Bulletin of Burma Research (ISSN 1479-8484) will be issued in electronic format to those on the announcement list with a small number of hard copies deposited in selected libraries"--Index screen.
Stereocard collection (http://content.lib.washington.edu/Stereoweb/index.html)
A selection of 171 stereographic views from the archival collections of University of Washington Libraries. They consist primarily of landscape and documentary views from China, the Philippines, Burma, Indonesia, Korea, Russia, Guam, New Guinea, Australia, Hawaii and Washington State. In some cases, both front and verso views of a stereograph have been presented.
[Amelia Earhart on arrival in Rangoon] (http://gemini.lib.purdue.edu/earhartdisplay/image.cfm?ID=255)
Amelia standing in cockpit of plane, lifting herself out. Cloudy sky in the background. Written on the back: "Rangoon. Miss Amelia Earhart on arrival. Note the heavily overcast sky."
[Preparing for the arrival in Rangoon] (http://gemini.lib.purdue.edu/earhartdisplay/image.cfm?ID=254)
Several men and women standing around gasoline tank and cart, two holding large funnels. Written on the back: "Rangoon. Preparing for the arrival."
[Starting to refuel in Rangoon] (http://gemini.lib.purdue.edu/earhartdisplay/image.cfm?ID=257)
Electra parked in a hangar, being fueled. Four people on ground with gasoline tank, one person on a ladder, and one person on the wing of the plane. Written on the back: "Rangoon. The start to refuel."
[Two large statues in Rangoon] (http://gemini.lib.purdue.edu/earhartdisplay/image.cfm?ID=252)
Two very large statues. Also a person driving a cart pulled by two oxen down the road in front of the statues. Written on the back: "Rangoon, Mecca to Buddhists of Malay World. Interesting glimpses of Burmese Capital. These fierce looking "graven images" of dogs are guards to keep away evil spirits. There are many such images in Rangoon. They are Indian Buddhist art. These sculptured figures are merely symbolic to the more intelligent classes. They are taken seriously only by the very superstitious lower classes. Burma."
The golden land Myanmar (http://www.myanmar.com/)
ASEAN home page for the country of Myanmar(Burma). Contains cultural, business and media information. Also contains search engines for a site search and a Web search. Sponsor: Myanmar.com - Official web site of the Myanmar Government.
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