The Hidden History of Burma : Race, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century EPUB
by Thant Myint-U
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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?
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- Format:EPUB
- Pages:320 pages
- Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
- Publication Date:12/11/2019
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- ISBN:9781324003304
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- Format:EPUB
- Pages:320 pages
- Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
- Publication Date:12/11/2019
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- ISBN:9781324003304