E. II.1.b. The 'Saffron Revolution', 2007 and subsequent developments

Callaghan, Mary Riddle of the Tatmadaw, issue 60 (Nov/Dec), 2009 , pp. 27-64

Stresses economic basis of original 2007 protests.

Fink, Christina Living Silence: Burma Under Military Rule, [2001], London, Zed Books, 2009 , pp. 320

Comprehensive survey of regime in its internal and international context, covering protests against General Ne Win in the 1970s, the national nonviolent resistance 1988-90, subsequent opposition to military rule and campaigns by transnational bodies. Updated to include the 2007 protests.

See also:  Christina Fink, The Moment of the Monks: Burma, 2007, In Timothy Garton Ash, Adam Roberts, Civil Resistance and Power Politics: The Experience of Non-violent Action from Gandhi to the Present (A. 1.b. Strategic Theory, Dynamics, Methods and Movements) Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2009 , pp. 354-370 .

Popham, Peter The Lady and the Peacock: The Life of Aung San Suu Kyi, London, Rider, 2011 , pp. 438

Biography by British journalist. Covers the major protests of 2007 as well as 1988.

ALTSEAN Burma, ALTSEAN Burma (Alternative ASEAN network on Burma),

which includes special materials on the Saffron Revolution and a monthly Burma bulletin.

Burma Campaign UK, The Burma Campaign UK,

Websites recommended

ALTSEAN Burma (Alternative ASEAN network on Burma) (http://www.altsean.org) ,

which includes special materials on the Saffron Revolution and a monthly Burma bulletin.

Burma – Dialogue with the Generals: The Sound of One Hand Clapping London Pluto Press, 2009

Includes comparison with resistance to Tibet.

Living Silence: Burma Under Military Rule London Zed Books, 2009

Comprehensive survey of regime in its internal and international context, covering protests against General Ne Win in the 1970s, the national nonviolent resistance 1988-90, subsequent opposition to military rule and campaigns by transnational bodies. Updated to include the 2007 protests.

See also:  Christina Fink, The Moment of the Monks: Burma, 2007, In Timothy Garton Ash, Adam Roberts, Civil Resistance and Power Politics: The Experience of Non-violent Action from Gandhi to the Present (A. 1.b. Strategic Theory, Dynamics, Methods and Movements) Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2009 , pp. 354-370 .

Riddle of the Tatmadaw , 2009

Stresses economic basis of original 2007 protests.

The Lady and the Peacock: The Life of Aung San Suu Kyi London Rider, 2011

Biography by British journalist. Covers the major protests of 2007 as well as 1988.