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The Hidden History of Burma: Race, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century

The Hidden History of Burma: Race, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Thant Myint-UPublish date:2021-02-23Pages:320
Language:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9780393541434ISBN-10:393541436UPC:9780393541434Book Category:Political Science, Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:World, Developing & Emerging Countries, AsiaBook Topic:Asian, Southeast AsiaSize:8.20 x 5.40 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SC7Z6AZ1N3

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?

Language:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9780393541434ISBN-10:393541436UPC:9780393541434Book Category:Political Science, Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:World, Developing & Emerging Countries, AsiaBook Topic:Asian, Southeast AsiaSize:8.20 x 5.40 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SC7Z6AZ1N3
Myint-U, Thant: - Thant Myint-U is an award-winning writer, historian, and conservationist. He lives in Rangoon, where he currently heads U Thant House and the Yangon Heritage Trust.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

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