The Hidden History of Burma Race, Capitalism, and Democracy in the 21st Century

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?

Product details

• Authors: Thant Myint-U
• Publisher: Norton W W Academic
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 28.02.2021
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous
• EAN: 9780393541434
• ISBN: 978-0-393-54143-4
• Dimensions (packing): 13.7 x 20.8 x 1.8 cm
• Subjects: Asia, Travel & holiday guides, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, TRAVEL / Asia / India & South Asia, TRAVEL / Asia / General, Politics & government, Politics and government, Asian History, Travel and holiday guides, Indian sub-continent, South Asia (Indian sub-continent), HISTORY / Asia / South / General