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ISBN:
Category : Thailand
Languages : en
Pages : 702
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The Journal of the Siam Society
Author: Journal of the Siam Society
Author: Siam SocietyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 514
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A History of Ayutthaya
Author: Chris BakerPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107190762
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
The first full history of a great commercial and political center that rose in Asia over almost five centuries.
The Siam Society
Author: Siam SocietyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Thailand
Languages : en
Pages : 542
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The Journal of the Siam Society
Author: Siam SocietyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Thailand
Languages : en
Pages : 348
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Journal of the Siam Society
Author: Siam Society ThePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Thailand
Languages : en
Pages :
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The Hidden History of Burma: Race, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century
Author: Thant Myint-UPublisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 1324003308
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
How did one of the world’s "buzzy hotspots" (Fodor’s 2013) become one of the top ten places to avoid (Fodor’s 2018)? Precariously positioned between China and India, Burma’s population has suffered dictatorship, natural disaster, and the dark legacies of colonial rule. But when decades of military dictatorship finally ended and internationally beloved Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi emerged from long years of house arrest, hopes soared. World leaders such as Barack Obama ushered in waves of international support. Progress seemed inevitable. 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. Myint-U explains how and why this happened, and details an unsettling prognosis for the future. Burma is today a fragile stage for nearly all the world’s problems. Are democracy and an economy that genuinely serves all its people possible in Burma? In clear and urgent prose, Myint-U explores this question—a concern not just for the Burmese but for the rest of the world—warning of the possible collapse of this nation of 55 million while suggesting a fresh agenda for change.
The Siam Society
Author: History of the Siam Society
Author: Siam SocietyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 71
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The Siam Society: 1904-29
Author: Siam SocietyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Thailand
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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