W. W. Norton & Company

The Hidden History of Burma

Worldwide, Incl CN/Singapore/Malaysia but Excl British Comm

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Thant Myint-U

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&#8217;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&#8217;s story really tell us about the most critical issues of our time?

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A New York Times Critics' Top Book of 2019 A Foreign Affairs Best Book of 2020 &#8220;An urgent book.&#8221; &#8212;Jennifer Szalai, New York Times