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The Hidden History Of Burma : A Crisis Of Race And Capitalism
Paperback Edition: 1
As historian, former diplomat, and presidential advisor, Thant Myint-U saw the cracks forming.
In this insider's diagnosis of a country at a breaking point, he dissects how a singularly predatory economic system, fast-rising inequality, disintegrating state institutions, the impact of new social media, the rise of China next door, climate change and deep-seated feelings around race, religion and national identity all came together to challenge the incipient democracy. Interracial violence soared and a horrific exodus of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees fixed international attention.
Thant Myint-U explains how and why this happened, and details an unsettling prognosis for the future.
Publisher : Atlantic Books
Publication date : 2021-05-04
Pages : 304
Subjects: Non-fiction, Humanities, History, Asian History