A savage dreamland : journeys in Burma

Eimer, David, author.

Book 2019

David Eimer journeys to the heart of Burma, bringing to vivid life all of its riches and complexities. From 1962, the people of Burma were marooned in a paranoid military dictatorship, effectively cut off from the outside world. It was only in late 2015 that the National League for Democracy, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, won absolute majority and were able to take their seats in government. Yet the government and country are still far from stable. No...

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Burma Description and travel

Burma History 1988-

Burma Social life and customs

Eimer, David Travel Burma

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ISBN:

9781408883877
1408883872

Description:

374 pages : map ; 24 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-361) and index

Contents:

1. Down the Rabbit Hole
2. Clubland
3. Rangoon Revolutionaries
4. Shanty Town
5. Crime and Punishment
6. Christmas in Chin
7. The Road to Heaven
8. The Buddha Belt
9. Mawlamyine
10. On the Myeik Main
11. Hiding in Plain Sight
12. The Dream Factory
13. Astrology and the Abode of Kings
14. The Ta'ang Tea Party
15. Sky Lords
16. A Tale of Two Border Towns
17. Enter the Dragon
18. The Triangle

Control Number:

2791629

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