"[This] searing account of the atrocities in Burma lifts the lid off our ignorance and leaves us without excuse. How we respond will be the measure of our faith and our humanity." —Os Guinness, Senior Fellow, The Trinity Forum (20050201)
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"This is a thoroughly documented military record and political treatise more than a missionary book, but the power of the gospel is evident. Here is important reading for those who are involved in ministry in that part of the world." (Dr. Bill Smallman Baptist Mid-Missions )
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Benedict Rogers is a freelance journalist and human rights campaigner. Currently he lives in Washington, DC, where he is developing the American base for Christian Solidarity Worldwide. Benedict has visited the Karen people on both sides of the Thai-Burmese border multiple times in the last five years.
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This review is from: A Land Without Evil: Stopping the Genocide of Burma's Karen People (Paperback)
This is not a complete story, not a complete documentary, not a complete analysis, not a complete history, not a complete anything. The author doesn't seem to have a purpose except to write a book about the Karen people. It includes brief excerpts from some of their history; it includes brief descriptions about some of their culture; it includes brief descriptions about some Karen people and some people who work with and for them.
It's not even a summary of history or culture or their situation. It's merely brief snapshots of parts, and like the blindman who merely feels the elephant's trunk, one cannot get a complete grasp on what is the Karen people. Nevertheless, these snapshots are awesome and tremendously interesting. The author paints the Karen people as a very interesting minority culture in Burma. It leaves the reader with an admiration if not love of these people and a desire to know more but also a desire to visit this land. So many history books are written by the powerful and tell the story of the powerful. We know about Napolean, Washington, kings and queens. This book tells the story of regular old folks who live, love and unfortunately suffer in a beautiful land.
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land without evil, jungle doctor, ethnic nationalities, democracy activists, child soldiers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Burma Army, Free Burma Rangers, Aung San Suu Kyi, Baroness Cox, Pastor Simon, Mahn Ba Zan, Major Abbey, Maung Kyaw, British Government, Doh Say, Mad Dog, House of Lords, Second World War, Colonel Osborn, God's Army, Karen Christians, Kyow Zeya, United States, General Bo Mya, Old Testament, Black Monkey, United Nations, Colonel Nerdah Mya, Htoo Htoo Lay, Lin Htin New!
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Burma Army, Free Burma Rangers, Aung San Suu Kyi, Baroness Cox, Pastor Simon, Mahn Ba Zan, Major Abbey, Maung Kyaw, British Government, Doh Say, Mad Dog, House of Lords, Second World War, Colonel Osborn, God's Army, Karen Christians, Kyow Zeya, United States, General Bo Mya, Old Testament, Black Monkey, United Nations, Colonel Nerdah Mya, Htoo Htoo Lay, Lin Htin New!
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- Burma: Insurgency and the Politics of Ethnicity (Politics in contemporary Asia series) by Martin Smith on 4 pages
- The Loyal Karens of Burma by Donald Mackenzie Smeaton on page 51, page 83, and Back Matter
- SOE in France: An Account of the Work of the British Special Operations Executive in France 1940-1944 (Government Official History Series) by M.R.D. Foot on page 59, and page 83
- Three Pagodas: a Journey Down the Thai-Burmese Border by Christian Goodden in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Burma: The Curse of Independence by Shelby Tucker on page 84, and Back Matter
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