Than Shwe: Unmasking Burma's Tyrant

by Benedict Rogers

Than Shwe is one of the world's most brutal dictators, presiding over a military regime that persists in repressing and brutalizing its own people. Until now, his story has not been told. Than Shwe: Unmasking Burma's Tyrant provides the first-ever account of Than Shwe's journey from postal clerk to dictator, analyzing his rise through the ranks of the army, his training in psychological warfare, his belief in astrology, his...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9749511913
• ISBN13: 9789749511916
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher