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A Savage Dreamland

Journeys in Burma

Pocket
Engelsk
A Savage Dreamland
A Savage Dreamland
  • Forfatter: David Eimer
  • Format: Pocket
  • Antall sider: 384
  • Språk: Engelsk
  • Forlag/Utgiver: SD Books
  • EAN: 9781408883815
  • Utgivelsesår: 2020
  • Bidragsyter: Eimer, David
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The first of its kind: an exploration of one of the most mysterious countries in the world, as told by one of the first outsiders to access the country in its entiretyFor almost fifty years Burma was ruled by a paranoid military dictatorship and isolated from the outside world. A historic 2015 election swept an Aung San Suu Kyi-led civilian government to power and was supposed to usher in a new golden era of democracy and progress, but Burma remains unstable and undeveloped, a little-understood country. Nothing is straightforward in this captivating land that is home to a combustible mix of races, religions and resources. A Savage Dreamland: Journeys in Burma reveals a country where temples take priority over infrastructure, fortune tellers thrive and golf courses are carved out of war zones. Setting out from Yangon, the old capital, David Eimer travels throughout this enigmatic nation, from the tropical south to the Burmese Himalayas in the far north, via the Buddhist-ce