The Trouser People by Andrew Marshall

The Trouser People by Andrew Marshall

A two-fold journey as Andrew Marshall travels through modern Burma, Myanmar, on the trail of the Victorian adventurer, Sir George Scott. The book is also a revealing portrait of a country that remains an enigma to the Western world through it's self-imposed isolation and brutal regimes.

Burma, a forgotten country in recent years, is ruled by a vicious military juntaMarshall presents us with a little known Victorian adventurer who helped to establish colonial rule there. George Scott, writer and photographer, born in Scotland in 1851, spent much of his life in Burma and wrote a famous book called The Burman: His Life and Notions, published 1882, still in print a century later. He is also famous for having introduced football to Burma; Scott's students loved it for being 'just like fighting'. Marshall retraces the explorer's footsteps from Rangoon to the capital of Mandalay, then up into the remote tribal heartland. This excellent book also gives a sharp impression of modern day Burma and the repression of the inhabitants by the military dictatorship. I was fascinated by this first-class study of a little known land.

Andrew Marshall is a journalist who has lived and worked in Asia for 10 years. He is co-author of THE CULT AT THE END OF THE WORLD, an account of the Aum Supreme Truth doomsday cult and the rise of hi-tech terrorism. Most recently, he has been exploring Asia's remotest regions for various newspapers and magazines, including Esquire, Arena, The Times, South China Morning Post & the Sydney Morning Herald. He lives in Bangkok.

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ISBN 13	9780670892372
ISBN 10	0670892378
Title	The Trouser People
Author	Andrew Marshall
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Penguin Books Ltd
Year published	2002-01-31
Number of pages	320
Prizes	Short-listed for Thomas Cook Travel Book Award 2003
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