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  • The River of Lost Footsteps

    A Personal History of Burma

    de Thant Myint-U ...
    For nearly two decades Western governments and a growing activist community have been frustrated in their attempts to bring about a freer and more democratic Burma—through sanctions and tourist boycotts—only to see an apparent slide toward even harsher dictatorship. But what do we really know about Burma and its history? And what can Burma's past tell us about the present and even its future?In ... Leer más

    $17.29 USD

  • Peacemaker

    U Thant and the Forgotten Quest for a Just World

    de Thant Myint-U ...
    **“A wonderful subject, beautifully written, evoking a world startlingly like and unlike our own. Essential reading for anyone interested in the origins and possibilities of our current global crisis.”—Rory Stewart, author of Politics on the EdgeA new history of the turbulent 1960s told through the life of U Thant, the first UN secretary-general of color, whose decisions once shaped global war and ... Leer más

    $23.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

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    Peacemaker

    U Thant and the Forgotten Quest for a Just World

    de Thant Myint-U ...
    Narrado por Thant Myint-U ...

    Completo

    10 hora 11 minutos

    In the early 1960s, a peaceful world was an imaginable goal. The United Nations was widely respected and regarded as humankind's best hope for resolving global conflicts. African and Asian nations, having recently won their freedom from colonial domination, sought dignity and influence on the world stage. At the helm of their efforts was U Thant, a practicing Buddhist from a remote town in Burma ... Leer más

    $25.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

    Disponible también en: eBook

    Disponible también en: eBook

  • The Hidden History of Burma

    Race, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century

    de Thant Myint-U ...
    **A New York Times Critics' Top Book of 2019A Foreign Affairs Best Book of 2020“An urgent book.” —Jennifer Szalai, New York Times**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 challenges: crony capitalism, exploding ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Audiolibro

    The Hidden History of Burma

    Race, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century

    de Thant Myint-U ...
    Narrado por Assaf Cohen ...

    Completo

    9 hora 36 minutos

    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 ... Leer más

    $25.99 USD

    Disponible también en: eBook

    Disponible también en: eBook

  • 緬甸的未竟之路：種族、資本主義與二十一世紀的民主新危機

    The Hidden History of Burma: Race, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century

    de 吳丹敏Thant Myint-U ...
    Series series Visum
    不被承認的羅興亞人！不能遏止的民族衝突！無法帶來和平的停火協議！不容忽視的地緣政治經濟角逐！翁山蘇姬上台後，政治的角力與資源的分配，仍持續讓國家動盪。吳丹敏延續《緬甸，新亞洲的博弈競技場》詳實的田野調查功力與深刻的書寫，為基層人民用力發聲！讀者可以從這本書了解：◆緬甸為何從區域最富饒的國家，淪為最封閉國家的背後歷史。◆羅興亞人與緬人的衝突到底從何而來？◆進一步探究世界強權如何影響未來緬甸政治與民主的發展！到底該怎麼做，緬甸才有辦法擁抱更光明的未來？緬甸問題的根源在於英國人以夷制夷、忽略歷史脈絡的行政區劃，但是當他們離開時，卻把問題留給了被殖民者自己。當代緬甸，是英國殖民後留下的遺產。伊洛瓦底江河谷的緬人王國被征服，已經給緬人烙下深刻的恥辱。原本就不屬於緬人王國統轄的山區民族，在英國人的扶持下穩定發展。由印度引進、中國移民組成的勞工，在仰光等充滿工作... ... Leer más

    $10.99 USD

  • Myanmar. Dove la Cina incontra l'India

    de Thant Myint-U ...
    "Myanmar. Dove la Cina incontra l'India" è un diario di viaggio che accompagna in una delle più strategiche zone di confine del mondo, quel crocevia asiatico che si sviluppa "nel nord del Myanmar (ex Birmania), verso il sud-ovest della Cina e il nord-est dell'India, [...] regioni di una bellezza stupefacente lungo le alture ai piedi dell'Himalaya orientale, dove a pochi passi di distanza convivono ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

  • L'altra storia della Birmania

    Una distopia del XXI secolo

    de Thant Myint-U ...
    Traducido por Piernicola D'Ortona ...
    Indicata tra i luoghi più attrattivi del mondo nel 2013, a ridosso della liberazione di Aung San Suu Kyi, nel giro di pochi anni la Birmania è tornata a essere uno dei Paesi da evitare. Emersa da lunghi e oscuri decenni di dittatura, i progressi verso una democrazia sembravano inevitabili. Ma le speranze di un cambiamento hanno presto vacillato con il persistere della guerra civile e la crisi ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

  • Where China Meets India

    Burma and the New Crossroads of Asia

    de Thant Myint-U ...
    Thant Myint-U's Where China Meets India is a vivid, searching, timely book about the remote region that is suddenly a geopolitical center of the world.From their very beginnings, China and India have been walled off from each other: by the towering summits of the Himalayas, by a vast and impenetrable jungle, by hostile tribes and remote inland kingdoms stretching a thousand miles from Calcutta ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

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  • 羅馬皇帝：廣袤帝國:權力之顛:重現古羅馬帝制萬象

    Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World

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    Illegality, Inc.: Clandestine Migration and the Business of Bordering Europe

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    Series Libro 26 - 春山之巔
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