The Center for Burma Studies publishes the Journal of Burma Studies and the Bulletin of the Burma Studies Group each year.
Journal of Burma Studies
The Journal of Burma Studies is an annual, fully refereed journal of scholarship on Burma. It is the only scholarly journal in the world to publish exclusively on research and writing about Burma. The journal was established in 1996 and published its first issues in 1997. Articles are reviewed on an ongoing basis.
For more on The Journal of Burma Studies, including lists of previous and forthcoming articles and information on how to submit manuscripts for publication, visit Southeast Asia Publications.
Bulletin of the Burma Studies Group
The Bulletin of the Burma Studies Group is a newsletter of the Burma Studies Group of the Association for Asian Studies. It was established by the Burma Studies Group in 1987 and since then has produced 74 issues. There are two issues every year. Since 2002, the editor has been:
Professor Ward Keeler
University of Texas
ward.keeler@mail.utexas.edu (e-mail)
Subscriptions
To join or renew your subscription to The Journal of Burma Studies and the Bulletin of the Burma Studies Group download the renewal form. Membership to the Burma Studies Group may be obtained at the same time. When completed you may e-mail to bbjorn@niu.edu or print out the application form and send it to the Center for Burma Studies located at:
The Center for Burma Studies
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Recent Publications
The Money Trail: Burmese Currency In Crisis, 1937-1947
by Marilyn Longmuir (2002)
Southeast Asia Publications
Northern Illinois University
Center for Southeast Asian Studies
DeKalb, IL 60115
The Money Trail outlines rapid succession of currencies in Burma in the 1930s and 1940s, recounts the economic effects of the wartime currency crises, and details the considerations in the formulation of the British financial policies during and after the Japanese occupation.
The Burmese Harp: Its Classical Music,
Tunings and Modes
by Muriel C. Williamson (2002)
Southeast Asia Publications
Northern Illinois University
Center for Southeast Asian Studies
DeKalb, IL 60115
The Burmese Harp shows the modal structure of the music to be directly related to the notes of the harp tunings and to the elements of the mouth-music tradition. It is primarily the relative importance of the modes which characterizes songs in each division. The arched harp was traditionally the most prized instrument of the Burmese royal court and it probably is the only ancient arched harp tradition still alive today.