The Hidden History of Burma: Race, Capitalism, and Democracy in the 21st CenturyNational Geographic Books, 23 feb 2021 - 304 pagina's A New York Times Critics' Top Book of 2019 A Foreign Affairs Best Book of 2020 “An urgent book.” —Jennifer Szalai, New York Times 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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The Hidden History of Burma: Race, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Democracy ... Thant Myint-U Gedeeltelijke weergave - 2019 |
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The Hidden History of Burma: Race, Capitalism, and Democracy in the 21st Century Thant Myint-U Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2021 |