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Blood, Dreams and Gold: The Changing Face of Burma
Richard Cockett
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Description for Blood, Dreams and Gold: The Changing Face of Burma
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FM; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
The best single-volume analysis of Burma, its checkered history, and its attempts to reform Burma is one of the largest countries in Southeast Asia and was once one of its richest. Under successive military regimes, however, the country eventually ended up as one of the poorest countries in Asia, a byword for repression and ethnic violence. Richard Cockett spent years in the region as a correspondent for The Economist and witnessed firsthand the vicious sectarian politics of the Burmese government, and later, also, its surprising attempts at political and social reform. ... Read more
The best single-volume analysis of Burma, its checkered history, and its attempts to reform Burma is one of the largest countries in Southeast Asia and was once one of its richest. Under successive military regimes, however, the country eventually ended up as one of the poorest countries in Asia, a byword for repression and ethnic violence. Richard Cockett spent years in the region as a correspondent for The Economist and witnessed firsthand the vicious sectarian politics of the Burmese government, and later, also, its surprising attempts at political and social reform. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300225976
SKU
V9780300225976
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About Richard Cockett
Richard Cockett has reported from Latin America, Africa and Asia for The Economist, and was Southeast Asia correspondent from 2010-14. He is the author of several books, the most recent being Sudan: Darfur and the Failure of the African State. He lives in London.
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