{"product_id":"the-hidden-history-of-burma-thant-myint-u-9781324003298","title":"The Hidden History of Burma: Race, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century","description":"\u003cp\u003ePrecariously 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBurma 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thant Myint-U\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1324003294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324003298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2019 pg. 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/14\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2019 pg. 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/13\/2019","brand":"Thant Myint-U","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44046538899711,"sku":"9781324003298","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_821c9eea-d243-4465-ac37-9741f9b474b9.jpg?v=1684985120","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-hidden-history-of-burma-thant-myint-u-9781324003298","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}