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Thant Myint-U The Hidden History of Burma (Paperback)
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- Publication Name
- The Hidden History of Burma
- Title
- The Hidden History of Burma
- Subtitle
- Race, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century
- ISBN-10
- 0393541436
- EAN
- 9780393541434
- ISBN
- 9780393541434
- Release Date
- 03/19/2021
- Release Year
- 2021
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Book Title
- Hidden History of Burma : Race, Capitalism, and Democracy in the 21st Century
- Item Length
- 8.2in
- Publisher
- Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Genre
- Travel, History, Political Science
- Topic
- Asia / India & South Asia, World / Asian
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 8.9 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages, 320 Pages
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A New York Times Critics' Top Book of 2019 A Foreign Affairs Best Book of 2020 "An urgent book." --Jennifer Szalai, New York Times During a century of colonialism, Burma was plundered for its natural resources and remade as a racial hierarchy. Over decades of dictatorship, it suffered civil war, repression, and deep poverty. Today, Burma faces a mountain of challenges: crony capitalism, exploding inequality, rising ethnonationalism, extreme racial violence, climate change, multibillion dollar criminal networks, and the power of China next door. Thant Myint-U shows how the country's past shapes its recent and almost unbelievable attempt to create a new democracy in the heart of Asia, and helps to answer the big questions: Can this multicultural country of 55 million succeed? And what does Burma's story really tell us about the most critical issues of our time?
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Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
0393541436
ISBN-13
9780393541434
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4050062656
Product Key Features
Book Title
Hidden History of Burma : Race, Capitalism, and Democracy in the 21st Century
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Asia / India & South Asia, World / Asian
Publication Year
2021
Genre
Travel, History, Political Science
Number of Pages
304 Pages, 320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
8.9 Oz
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At once absorbing, illuminating, and humane.... Invaluable in helping us understand the complexities not just of contemporary Burma but of our postcolonial world., Thant Myint-U is the one indispensable author on Burma. This is an accessible, understated but powerful story of modern Burma's journey from hope to tragedy. Thant combines insider knowledge with an admirably objective assessment to tell the story of a nation whose promise has been subverted by political betrayal, ethnic conflict, and economic folly. A well-written narrative that dwells on important themes of authoritarianism and identity., An engrossing new book about Myanmar's troubled, unfinished transition from dictatorship to democratic rule...The Hidden History of Burma should become a guiding reference work for how we view the new Myanmar., [Thant Myint-U's] most impressive title to date. It features anecdotes from the author's own extraordinary life., Few countries are as complex--or fascinating--as modern-day Burma. In these pages, Thant Myint-U explains the country's fifteen-year transformation from military junta to peaceful democracy to divided and fractured post-crisis country. A must-read book, not just for those interested in Burma, but for those interested in broader questions of race, national identity and democracy in our 21st-century world., Acute yet empathetic, this book is essential reading for all those interested in the future of Asia and the subcontinent., At once absorbing, illuminating, and humane, Thant Myint-U's work traces the complex gearings of race, identity, and money with the perspective of a scholar and the intimacy of an insider. It's invaluable in helping us understand the complexities not just of contemporary Burma but of our postcolonial world., Thant Myint-U deftly weaves together factors as diverse as nationalism, capitalism, geopolitics, and social media into a clear-eyed analysis of Burma's troubled past and present. An essential read for anyone who wants to understand Burma and the challenges it must face in the coming decades., Thant Myint-U is the greatest living historian of Burma...His profoundly humane and ethical meditations on national identity, plurality, and the dangers of hyper-nationalism are vital to anyone trying to understand the Rohingya crisis or wrestling with the complexities of modern South or South East Asia., Thant Myint-U's fascinating The Hidden History of Burma is a timely reminder of the importance of intelligent social history., Thant Myint-U is a writer with a humane sensibility and a delicate yet pointed touch....Learned yet also intimate, The Hidden History of Burma is an urgent book about a heavy subject., To much of the outside world, the story of modern Burma is both a disappointment and a mystery. The hoped-for happy ending in which Aung San Suu Kyi, released from house arrest, would lead the country to peace and prosperity failed to materialize. Instead, there have been horrifying human-rights abuses inflicted on the Rohingya community. This superb account explains what happened and why, drawing out the wider lessons for the world., An engrossing new book about Myanmar's troubled, unfinished transition from dictatorship to democratic rule.... The Hidden History of Burma should become a guiding reference work for how we view the new Myanmar., The book on Burma I've been waiting to read?a riveting behind-the-scenes account of the country's political and social transition over recent years, a brave unravelling of well-worn myths, and an urgent plea to imagine a new story and better future for Burma., Thant Myint-U's most impressive title to date, featuring anecdotes from the author's own extraordinary life., A must-read book, not just for those interested in Burma, but for those interested in national identity and democracy in our twenty-first-century world., Provides a microcosm of the forces shaping twenty-first century politics.... An essential guide to the world we are in.", Provides a microcosm of the forces shaping twenty-first century politics.... An essential guide to the world we are in., The book on Burma I've been waiting to read--a riveting behind-the-scenes account of the country's political and social transition over recent years, a brave unravelling of well-worn myths, and an urgent plea to imagine a new story and better future for Burma.
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