ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS... FOREWORD... INTRODUCTION: Burma bibliographies before 1988; Burma bibliographies since 1988; Content and methodology... THE COUNTRY AND ITS PEOPLE: General; Photography... GUIDEBOOKS AND DESCRIPTIONS: General; Rangoon (Yangon) and Mandalay; Pagan (Bagan); Naypyidaw (Nay Pyi Taw)... TRAVELLERS? ACCOUNTS: General; Pre-20th century; 20th and 21st century... HISTORY: General; Pre-20th century; 20th and 21st century; Second World War... AUTOBIOGRAPHIES, BIOGRAPHIES AND MEMOIRS: Colonial era; Post-independence period; Aung San Suu Kyi... POPULATION AND ETHNIC MINORITIES: Population; Ethnic minorities... RELIGIONS, RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES AND RELIGIOUS SITES... SOCIETY AND HEALTH... WOMEN... MIGRANTS, REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PEOPLE... NARCOTICS... POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT: Official publications; General; Political change and transition studies... HUMAN RIGHTS: INTERNATIONAL AID... FOREIGN RELATIONS... DEFENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY... LAW AND CONSTITUTIONS... ECONOMY, INDUSTRY AND TRADE... AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES... ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL HISTORY... LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE: Language; Literature... CULTURE, ARTS AND CRAFTS... RECREATION AND HOBBIES... CUISINE... BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND RESEARCH GUIDES... APPENDIX: Books to read before visiting Burma... INDEX OF NAMES