Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
|
Buy Now
The Hidden History of Burma - A Crisis of Race and Capitalism (Paperback, Main)
Price: R225
Discovery Miles 2 250
You Save: R60
(21%)
|
|
The Hidden History of Burma - A Crisis of Race and Capitalism (Paperback, Main)
(sign in to rate)
List price R285
Price R225
Discovery Miles 2 250
You Save R60 (21%)
Expected to ship within 3 - 5 working days
|
A Foreign Affairs Best Book of 2020 A New York Times Critic's Pick
2019 'A sobering account, told elegantly and eruditely.' Financial
Times 'Thant Myint-U is the greatest living historian of Burma.'
William Dalrymple Precariously positioned between China and India,
Burma's population has suffered dictatorship, natural disaster and
the dark legacies of colonial rule. But when decades of military
dictatorship finally ended and internationally beloved Nobel
laureate Aung San Suu Kyi emerged from long years of house arrest,
hopes soared. World leaders including Barack Obama ushered in waves
of international support. Progress seemed inevitable. As historian,
former diplomat, and presidential advisor, Thant Myint-U saw the
cracks forming. In this insider's diagnosis of a country at a
breaking point, he dissects how a singularly predatory economic
system, fast-rising inequality, disintegrating state institutions,
the impact of new social media, the rise of China next door,
climate change and deep-seated feelings around race, religion and
national identity all came together to challenge the incipient
democracy. Interracial violence soared and a horrific exodus of
hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees fixed international
attention. Thant Myint-U explains how and why this happened, and
details an unsettling prognosis for the future. Burma is today a
fragile stage for nearly all the world's problems. Are democracy
and an economy that genuinely serves all its people possible in
Burma? In clear and urgent prose, Thant Myint-U explores this
question - a concern not just for the Burmese but for the rest of
the world - warning of the possible collapse of this nation of 55
million while suggesting a fresh agenda for change. 'A compelling
account of modern Burma's bloody history' Amitav Ghosh
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.