The Hidden History of Burma

Race, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century

von Thant Myint-U

320 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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?

• ISBN: 9780393541434
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 23.02.2021
• Größe: 208 x 138 mm
• Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company