Thant Myint-U

The Hidden History of Burma

Race, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century. Sprache: Englisch.
kartoniert , 320 Seiten
ISBN 0393541436
EAN 9780393541434
Veröffentlicht Februar 2021
Verlag/Hersteller W. W. Norton & Company
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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?

Portrait

Thant Myint-U  is an award-winning historian, writer, conservationist, and international public servant. He is the author of four books and his writing has been featured in many publications, including the New York Times and the Financial Times.

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