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

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

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Author: Thant Myint-U

9789353450533 | HB | pp. 320 | 2019 | Juggernaut

This book is an insightful account of the hidden history of Burma. This book examines how Burma has been a fragile stage for the most pressing issues The world faces today, from exploding inequality, the rise of ethnonationalism and the impact of social media, to climate change and the emergence of China as a global power.

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9789389648140 | Hardback | 336 | 2020 | Westland Publications

This book is an insightful account of the hidden history of Burma. This book examines how Burma has been a fragile stage for the most pressing issues The world faces today, from exploding inequality, the rise of ethnonationalism and the impact of social media, to climate change and the emergence of China as a global power.

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In the early 2010s, Burma seemed to be in the midst of an astonishing transformation, from the darkest of Dictatorships to a peaceful and prosperous democracy. As the country opened up after a quarter century of self-imposed isolation, trade embargos were lifted, political prisoners released, and media censorship ended. Aung San Suu Kyi, released from long years of house arrest, led her party to a sweeping victory in the first free and fair elections in a generation and appeared set to finally lead her country. But by 2018 the mood had turned deathly grim. As hundreds of thousands of Rohingya, people belonging to Burma Muslim minority, fled the country, bringing with them horrific accounts of rape and massacre, Burma stood accused of genocide; and aunt San Suu Kyi herself came under blistering international criticism for not doing more for the Rohingya. Peace talks with rebel armies that held sway over large swathes of the country had almost ground to a halt. And the economy, which in 2014 was the fastest growing in the world, was in deep trouble. What happened? How did the story of Burma miracle fall apart? In this brilliant, insightful account of Burma Rocky road to democracy over the past fifteen years, Thant Myint-U, the world s leading authority on the country, also examines how Burma has been a fragile stage for the most pressing issues The world faces today, from exploding inequality, the rise of ethnonationalism and the impact of social media, to climate change and the emergence of China as a global power.

Author:

Parmesh Shahani
ISBN:

9789389648140
Publisher:

Westland Publications
Binding:

Hardback
Pages:

336
Year of Publication:

2020
Edition:

First
Condition:

New
Country of Origin:

India

About the Editor

The author is Vice President at Godrej Industries Ltd. and the founder of the award winning Godrej India Culture Lab (indiaculturelab.org). He is a passionate advocate for LGBTQ inclusion in corporate India and has guided many of the country's leading companies on their inclusion journeys. He is a member of the FICCI taskforce on diversity and inclusion and a board member of Khoj International Artists' Association.

He holds an MS in Comparative Media Studies from MIT. He has been a TED Senior Fellow, a Yale World Fellow, and a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader. Learn more about him on his website www.parmesh.net.

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