$39.95 – Paperback book / Thames And Hudson / ISBN:9780500287873
Burma: The Alternative Guide
‘No ordinary travel guide…a must read.’—Wanderlust What is the truth about life in Burma? Elena Jotow and Nicholas Ganz’s candid guide to this troubled but beautiful country offers a refreshing, often trenchant insight into its turbulent history and present struggles as well as its most impressive sights and the remarkable warmth of the Burmese people. For travelers, would-be travelers, and anyone curious to know more about this wonderful country and the vitality of the people’s resistance to the current regime, this book is required reading.
- Unrivaled insight into this guarded, largely unexplored country
- Over 250 photographs
- Maps of the relevant divisions and states
- History, the regions, ethnic peoples and key historic and cultural spots
Contents: Burma at a Glance • Past and Present • Rangoon Division • Irrawaddy Division • Arakan State • Mandalay Division and Mingun • Kachin State • Shan State and Maymyo • Karen State and Kyaiktiyo • The Hidden Reality • The Struggle for Freedom • Burma in Exile 200 color illustrations
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Myanmar (Burma) Travel Guide
$36.99 – Paperback book / Lonely Planet
10th Edition / May 2009
Should you go? The most comprehensive guide to Myanmar (Burma) on the market gives you balanced information to help you make up your mind. Buy or find out more →
- Should You Go? chapter with the pros and cons on travel ...
Burma: The Alternative Guide
$39.95 – Paperback book / Thames And Hudson
‘No ordinary travel guide…a must read.’—Wanderlust What is the truth about life in Burma? Elena Jotow and Nicholas Ganz’s candid guide to this troubled but beautiful country offers a refreshing, often trenchant insight i... Buy or find out more →
Under The Dragon: Journey Through Burma
$24.00 – Paperback book / I B Tauris
The memory of a brief visit to Burma had haunted Rory MacLean for years. A decade after the violent suppression of an unarmed national uprising, he seized the chance to return. This is a portrayal of contemporary Burma, ... Buy or find out more →
Line: A Story of the Burma Railway
$22.95 – Paperback book / One Day Hill
This is a story on two levels; it is a father's account through four distinct pieces of writing to explain his experience on the Burma railway; at another level it is the story a son's attempt to understand what that sto... Buy or find out more →
Letters From Burma
$26.95 – Paperback book / Penguin Books
For the last two decades of Burma's brutal and traumatic history, Aung San Suu Kyi – winner of the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize – has been the inspirational leader of attempts to restore democracy to her country. In ... Buy or find out more →
Burma Chronicles
$25.00 – Paperback book / Farrar Straus & Giro
After developing his acclaimed style of firsthand reporting with his bestselling graphic novels Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea and Shenzhen: A Travelogue From China, Guy Delisle is back with Burma Chronicles. In thi... Buy or find out more →