{"title":"Thant Myint-U","description":"\u003cp\u003eThant Myint-U's works delve into the complex histories and personal narratives shaping Burma and its wider region. Through compelling storytelling, his books explore themes of conflict, diplomacy, and cultural heritage, offering readers a nuanced perspective on Southeast Asian history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBlending meticulous research with vivid memoir elements, these titles illuminate the human stories behind political change and historical events. Expect thoughtful reflections on peacebuilding and the untold dimensions of Burma's past.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-hidden-history-of-burma-by-thant-myint-u-9781786497901","title":"The Hidden History of Burma","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A sobering account, told elegantly and eruditely.'\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Thant Myint-U is the greatest living historian of Burma.'\u003c\/em\u003e - William Dalrymple\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePrecariously positioned between China and India, Burma's population has suffered dictatorship, natural disaster and the dark legacies of colonial rule. But when decades of military dictatorship finally ended and internationally beloved Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi emerged from long years of house arrest, hopes soared. World leaders, including Barack Obama, ushered in waves of international support. Progress seemed inevitable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs historian, former diplomat, and presidential advisor, Thant Myint-U saw the cracks forming. In this insider's diagnosis of a country at a breaking point, he dissects how a singularly predatory economic system, fast-rising inequality, disintegrating state institutions, the impact of new social media, the rise of China next door, climate change, and deep-seated feelings around race, religion, and national identity all came together to challenge the incipient democracy. Interracial violence soared and a horrific exodus of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees fixed international attention. Thant Myint-U explains how and why this happened, and details an unsettling prognosis for the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBurma is today a fragile stage for nearly all the world's problems. Are democracy and an economy that genuinely serves all its people possible in Burma? In clear and urgent prose, Thant Myint-U explores this question—a concern not just for the Burmese but for the rest of the world—warning of the possible collapse of this nation of 55 million while suggesting a fresh agenda for change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A compelling account of modern Burma's bloody history'\u003c\/em\u003e - Amitav Ghosh\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46522371408108,"sku":"9781786497901","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/1508053482824.jpg?v=1749033495"},{"product_id":"peacemaker-by-thant-myint-u-9781838958954","title":"Peacemaker","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn December 1971, after having stepped down as the United Nations' longest-serving Secretary-General, U Thant was ranked the sixth 'most admired man' in America. So why is he largely forgotten today?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003ePeacemaker\u003c\/em\u003e, Thant Myint-U traces his grandfather's rise from schoolteacher in a small Burmese backwater in 1947 to celebrity at the centre of global politics just two decades later. He reveals U Thant's integral yet forgotten roles in some of the twentieth century's most critical crises - from battling white supremacist mercenaries in the Congo and mediating a peaceful end to the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 to ensuring the ceasefire held after the 1967 Six-Day War - and details the shifting world order that U Thant affected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt once rigorous and hugely entertaining, \u003cem\u003ePeacemaker\u003c\/em\u003e is an intimate biography that not only attests to the power of hope, peace, and individual actions in times of uncertainty, but also chronicles a golden age of diplomacy: a time when people believed that it was only by coming together that we could tackle the biggest threats posing humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46845513236716,"sku":"9781838958954","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/20574363482842.jpg?v=1758882837"},{"product_id":"peacemaker-by-thant-myint-u-9781838958947","title":"Peacemaker","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A wonderful subject, beautifully written, evoking a world startlingly like and unlike our own\" — Rory Stewart\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"A brilliant portrait not just of a great and unjustly forgotten man, but of an entire age\" — William Dalrymple\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Important reading at any time in history; essential in the world of today\" — Peter Frankopan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn December 1971, after having stepped down as the United Nations' longest-serving Secretary-General, U Thant was ranked the sixth \"most admired man\" in America. 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