A savage dreamland : journeys in Burma
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Published
London ; Bloomsbury, 2019.
Status
Shirlington - Adult Nonfiction
915.91 EIMER
1 available
915.91 EIMER
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Published
London ; Bloomsbury, 2019.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
374 pages : map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-361) and index.
Description
David Eimer journeys to the heart of Burma, bringing to vivid life all of its riches and complexities. From 1962, the people of Burma were marooned in a paranoid military dictatorship, effectively cut off from the outside world. It was only in late 2015 that the National League for Democracy, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, won absolute majority and were able to take their seats in government. Yet the government and country are still far from stable. Nothing is straightforward in this captivating and enigmatic land. In a country where building a temple takes priority over installing traffic lights, golf courses are ploughed out alongside fields of opium poppies and fortune-tellers are consulted on a daily basis even by the government, any sepia-tinged and colonial idea of Burma is long out of date. A Savage Dreamland reveals it in all its technicolour glory. To explore its magic and depths, David Eimer takes his narrative through history, class and geography, including areas still barred to foreigners. This is a story balanced by historical context but related by the people with whom Eimer shares his time, from granddaughters of former presidents to the squatters in Yangon's shacks, from former political exiles to jade miners digging for their fortune in the far north. Layers of history are unfurled and innumerable stories are woven together to create a sensitive and revelatory portrait of this most mysterious of countries.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Eimer, D. (2019). A savage dreamland: journeys in Burma . Bloomsbury.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Eimer, David. 2019. A Savage Dreamland: Journeys in Burma. Bloomsbury.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Eimer, David. A Savage Dreamland: Journeys in Burma Bloomsbury, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Eimer, David. A Savage Dreamland: Journeys in Burma Bloomsbury, 2019.
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