A Delicate Relationship: The United States and Burma/Myanmar Since 1945

by Kenton Clymer

Book Overview

In 2012, Barack Obama became the first U.S. president ever to visit Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. This official state visit marked a new period in the long and sinuous diplomatic relationship between the United States and Burma/Myanmar, which Kenton Clymer examines in A Delicate Relationship. From the challenges of decolonization and heightened nationalist activities that emerged in the wake of World War II to the Cold War concern...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801454484
• ISBN13: 9780801454486
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher