River of Lost Footsteps by Thant Myint-U

River of Lost Footsteps by Thant Myint-U

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Presents stories that portray Burma's rise and decline in the modern world, from the time of Portuguese pirates and renegade Mughal princes through the decades of British colonialism, the devastation of World War II, and a civil war that is the longest-running war anywhere in the world.

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River of Lost Footsteps by Thant Myint-U

Presents stories that portray Burma's rise and decline in the modern world, from the time of Portuguese pirates and renegade Mughal princes through the decades of British colonialism, the devastation of World War II, and a civil war that is the longest-running war anywhere in the world.
Thant Myint-U, educated at Harvard and Cambridge, has served on three United Nations peacekeeping operations, in Cambodia and in the former Yugoslavia, and was more recently the head of policy planning in the UN's Department of Political Affairs.
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ISBN 13 9780571217557
ISBN 10 0571217559
Title River of Lost Footsteps
Author Thant Myint-U
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Faber & Faber
Year published 2007-02-15
Number of pages 384
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.