Where China Meets India. Burma and the New Crossroads of Asia
- 396pagine
- 14 ore di lettura
"An account of the Asian frontier's long and rich history and its modern significance."--Publisher's description.
Thant Myint-U Libri
Thant Myint-U è un autore le cui opere approfondiscono la storia e la società della Birmania. Plasmata dal suo background accademico ad Harvard e Cambridge e dalle sue esperienze nelle operazioni di peacekeeping delle Nazioni Unite, la sua scrittura offre uno sguardo penetrante sulle complesse forze sociali e politiche. Attraverso la sua prosa, T. M.-U. esplora le intricate connessioni tra passato e presente, rivelando le sfumature che plasmano le nazioni e i loro destini. La sua voce distintiva porta al lettore narrazioni avvincenti e perspicaci su argomenti cruciali.
The Hidden History of Burma: Race, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century
- 304pagine
- 11 ore di lettura
Burma's tumultuous history, marked by dictatorship, natural disasters, and colonial legacies, sets the stage for a significant turning point with the end of military rule. The emergence of Aung San Suu Kyi, a globally admired figure, from years of house arrest ignited hope for a brighter future. International support surged, led by influential leaders like Barack Obama, fostering optimism for progress and change in the nation.
A compelling and timely inside account of the recent crisis in Burma and its troubled journey from dictatorship to democracy.
A much-needed history of nineteenth-century Burma which lays down the foundations of the modern state. schovat popis
Where China Meets India
- 366pagine
- 13 ore di lettura
In Where China Meets India he explores the new strategic centrality of Burma, the country of his ancestry, where Asia's two rising giant powers - China and India - appear to be vying for supremacy.
What do we really know about Burma and its history? And what can Burma's past tell us about its present and even its future? For nearly two decades Western governments and a growing activist community have been frustrated in their attempts to bring about a freer and more democratic Burma—through sanctions and tourist boycotts—only to see an apparent slide toward even harsher dictatorship. Now Thant Myint-U tells the story of modern Burma, and the story of his own family, in an interwoven narrative that is by turns lyrical, dramatic, and deeply affecting. Through his prominent family's stories and those of others, he portrays Burma's rise and decline in the modern world, from the time of Portuguese pirates and renegade Mughal princes through a sixty-year civil war that continues today—the longest-running war anywhere in the world. The River of Lost Footsteps is a work at once personal and global, a "brisk, vivid history" (Philip Delves Broughton, The Wall Street Journal) that makes Burma accessible and enthralling.
