The river of lost footsteps : histories of Burma
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Geneva Public Library - Second Floor Nonfiction
959.1 THA
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959.1 THA
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Physical Desc
xiv, 361 pages, [8] pages of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [349]-361).
Description
Thant tells the story of modern Burma, in part through a telling of his own family's history, in an interwoven narrative that is by turns lyrical, dramatic, and appalling. His maternal grandfather, U Thant, rose from being the schoolmaster of a small town in the Irrawaddy Delta to become the UN secretary-general in the 1960s. And on his father's side, the author is descended from a long line of courtiers who served at Burma's Court of Ava for nearly two centuries. Through their stories and others, he portrays 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 sixty-year civil war that continues today and is the longest-running war anywhere in the world.--From publisher description.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Thant Myint-U. (2006). The river of lost footsteps: histories of Burma . Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Thant Myint-U. 2006. The River of Lost Footsteps: Histories of Burma. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Thant Myint-U. The River of Lost Footsteps: Histories of Burma Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Thant Myint-U. The River of Lost Footsteps: Histories of Burma Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006.
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