Background
Steinberg, David Isaac was born on November 26, 1928 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Naaman and Miriam (Goldberg) Steinberg.
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Burma: The State of Myanmar
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Long isolated by rigid military rule, Burma, or Myanmar, is one of the least known, significantly sized states in the world. Possessed of a rich cultural history yet facing a range of challenges to stability and growth, it has struck the imaginations of those concerned not only with geopolitical or trade affairs but also with poverty, health, and human rights. David I. Steinberg sheds new light on this reclusive state by exploring issues of authority and legitimacy in its politics, economics, social structure, and culture since the popular uprising and military coup of 1988. Exploring the origins of that year's tumultuous events, Steinberg analyzes a generation of preceding military governments and their attempts to address the nation's problems. He focuses on the role of the military, the effects of Burma's geopolitical placement, the plight of the poor, the destruction of civil society, and rising ethnic tensions. While taking into account the importance of foreign observers as counterpoints to official views, suppliers of economic aid, and advocates of reform, Steinberg contends that ultimately, the solutions to Myanmar's varied problems lie with the Burmese themselves and the policies of their government. The paperback edition includes a postcript that reveals the most current and critical issues facing Burma since the publication of the original hardcover in March 2001. Steinberg brings readers up to date on the recent release of political prisoners, economic and military conditions, United Nations actions, and the complex, ever-changing relationship between Thailand and Myanmar.
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Stone Mirror: Reflections on Contemporary Korea (Signature Books)
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The transformation of the Republic of Korea from an impoverished state to a leading industrialized nation has been spectacular, but it has also masked the continuities of Korean society and culture. For more than four decades, David I. Steinberg has been observing Korea and is uniquely qualified to write on the evolution of modern Korea. As the resident representative of The Asia Foundation in 1963–68 and then again in 1994–98, he has been a participant in and close observer of the Korean scene. His trenchant comments on a broad spectrum of Korean life and mores illuminate many aspects of Korean society most often ignored in both the academic and popular literature. The short essays selected for this volume come from the over 230 columns he has published in the Korea Times since 1995. They present a series of vignettes on the cultural, socioeconomic, and political life of Korea today. Trained first in Chinese studies and then in Southeast Asian history, Steinberg has lived in a variety of Asian countries over the past 17 years. He brings to this book a comparative focus that provides deeper perspective on Korean affairs. Because he personally experienced Korea at both an early stage of its growth and a much later period, he is able to report changes in the society in a manner that few other foreigners have been able to do.
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The Future of Burma: Crisis and Choice in Myanmar (The Asia Society's Asian Agenda Report Series)
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The history, political economy and international importance of Burma are considered in this volume with a mind to assessing whether the country is likely to follow the reforms in train in communist countries in Europe.
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(Burma: The State of Myanmar ) Author: David I. Steinberg Feb-2002
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Burma/Myanmar: What Everyone Needs to Know®
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The Republic of Korea: Economic Transformation and Social Change (Nations of Contemporary Asia)
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{ BURMA: THE STATE OF MYANMAR } by Steinberg, David L (AUTHOR) Nov-30-2001 Paperback
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Turmoil in Burma: Contested Legitimacies in Myanmar
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An authoritative examination of the peoples and the issues competing for the mantle of legitimacy in this strategically-sited country. With his decades of successful service in government and academia, David Steinberg provides powerful insight into the nuanced issues and global sensitivities of Burma's complex and fluid situation. Index, Maps, Bibliography
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David Isaac Steinberg
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Education
Bachelor, Dartmouth College, 1950. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1955. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Sungkunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Career
Analyst National Security Council, Washington, 1951-1953. Program officer Asia Foundation, New York City, 1956-1958, assistant representative Burma, 1958-1962, Hong Kong, 1962-1963, representative Republic of Korea, 1963-1968, Washington, 1968-1969. Consultant, senior foreign service officer Agency for International Development, Washington and Bangkok (Thailand), 1969-1986.
Retired, 1986; president Mansfield Center for Pacific Affairs, Helena, Montana, 1986-1987, Senior Resources International, 1989-1994. Distinguished professor Korea Studies Georgetown University, Washington, 1990-1994. Representative The Asia Foundation, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 1994-1997.
Director Asian studies School Foreign Service Georgetown University, Washington, since 1997, Distinguished professor and director Asian studies, since 1997. Private consultant, Washington, since 1987, World Bank, since 1987, Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars of the Smithsonian Institution, Department of State and the Agency for International Development, the Canada International Development Agency, Development Associates, Inc., and others. Founding member Burma Studies Foundation, De Kalb, Illinois, 1987.
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The Future of Burma: Crisis and Choice in Myanmar (The Asia Society's Asian Agenda Report Series)
(The history, political economy and international importan...)
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Stone Mirror: Reflections on Contemporary Korea (Signature Books)
(The transformation of the Republic of Korea from an impov...)
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Turmoil in Burma: Contested Legitimacies in Myanmar
(An authoritative examination of the peoples and the issue...)
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Burma: The State of Myanmar
(Long isolated by rigid military rule, Burma, or Myanmar, ...)
- Burma, the state of Myanmar
- (Burma: The State of Myanmar ) Author: David I. Steinberg Feb-2002
- Burma/Myanmar: What Everyone Needs to Know®
- The Republic of Korea: Economic Transformation and Social Change (Nations of Contemporary Asia)
- { BURMA: THE STATE OF MYANMAR } by Steinberg, David L (AUTHOR) Nov-30-2001 Paperback
- Burma: The State of Myanmar by Steinberg, David (2001) Paperback
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The Future of Burma: Crisis and Choice in Myanmar (The Asia Society's Asian Agenda Report Series)
Membership
1st lieutenant United States Army, 1953-1955. Member Association Asian Studies, Oriental Ceramic Society, Asia Development Roundtable (chairman 1984-1986, 87—), Siam Society, Royal Asiatic Society (life Korea branch), Burma Research Society (life), Asia Society (consultant since 1988), Cosmos Club, Royal Bangkok (Thailand) Sports Club.
Connections
Married Isabel Maxwell, 1951 (divorced 1962). 1 child, Christopher. Married Ann Myongsook Lee, May 15, 1964.
Children: Alexander L., Eric D.
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American