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Almost Englishmen: Baghdadi Jews in British Burma; by Ruth Fredman Cernea paper back - 202 pages Publisher: Lexington Books, U.S. (28 Jan 2007) ISBN: 0739116479 Book obtainable in UK from Lexington Books, Book Network Int'l Ltd., Estover Road, Plymouth PL6 7PY. Price: £15.99 |
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 'Baghdadi' Jews are those who moved east, from origins in Iran, Persia, Syria etc. Before the war, while some were attracted towards Palestine, others gravitated to the British empire. Many settled in Burma. Anthropologist Ruth Cernea here traces how, by the time they fled before the Japanese advance in 1942, their culture and aspirations had become changed towards a more British model. NB: a REVIEW by Patricia Herbert |
 The first book to be published in English on the Pa-O ethnic group - most of it up to date, and including history and politics. The author, Russ Christensen, is a former US officer with sympathies for the Pa-O rebels' long struggle against the Burmese army. |
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Oct 2006 by Russ Christensen and Sann Kyaw Publisher Silkworm Books (Chiengmai). Paper back, 81 pages, bibliography, index, notes. $22.50 ISBN: 9749575938 NB: a REVIEW by Gerry Abbott |
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2004 introduction and translation by L.E. Bagshawe from Orchid Press ISBN: 9745240214 |
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 In 1872, between the Second and Third Anglo-Burmese Wars, a minister of the Burmese court travelled to Europe and was received with fascination by monarchs and high society in every country he visited. This is his diary of the trip. NB: here is a a brief review by Patricia Herbert. Also a much more comprehensive appraisal by the same reviewer is in our Members' Area. |