"The River of Lost Footsteps" von Thant Myint-U ist ein historisches und persönliches Werk, das die komplexe Geschichte Myanmars (Burmas) beleuchtet. Der Autor, ein Historiker mit familiären Wurzeln in Myanmar, verwebt politische und...

A sobering account, told elegantly and eruditely.' Financial Times'Thant Myint-U is the greatest living historian of Burma.' William DalrymplePrecariously positioned between China and India, Burma's population has suffered dictatorship,...

A compelling and timely inside account of the recent crisis in Burma and its troubled journey from dictatorship to democracy. von Myint-U, Thant

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...