EAN: 9780393541434

THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF BURMA - THANT MYINT-U KAR...

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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