A savage dreamland journeys in Burma

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...

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Main Author: Eimer, David (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Bloomsbury, 2019.
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Table of 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.