Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Burma’s troubles
2. Geography and Ethnicity
3. British and Japanese conquest
4. Aung San - hero
5. Aung San - martyr
6. The junta, civil war, drugs trade
7. Junta - commercial interests - narcotics, forest and mineral resources
8. The future. Civil rights abuse - Aung San Suu Kyi/Sein Win

About the Author

Shelby Tucker read law at Oxford University. He is now a traveller and writer. He is the author of Among Insurgents: Walking Through Burma.

Reviews

'The most unusual and distinguished travel book I have read for years'
*Robert Carver, the Times Literary Supplement*

'Outstanding'
*Foreign Affairs*

'Offers a fresh and hard-hitting appraisal of Burma's troubles, past and present'
*Patricia Herbert, Curator of Southeast Asia Collection, British Library*

'An outstanding, scholarly exposition of the complex history, tortured politics and diverse culture of this fascinating and beautiful country'
*Traveller magazine*