Burma: The Curse of Independence

by Shelby Tucker

'Tucker is endlessly fascinating and well-informed on this little known region of Asia where the end of A Handful of Dust by Evelyn Waugh elides surreally into Paul Theroux's Mosquito Coast.' Times Literary Supplement

'Written with fluency and verve, the book has to be regarded as a standard work and is indispensable for understanding the travails of modern Burma.' John McEnery, author of Epilogue in Burma

Burma offers the first up-to-date...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745315410
• ISBN13: 9780745315416
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.5"