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The River Of Lost Footsteps - A Personal History Of Burma
The River of Lost Footsteps is a fascinating look into Burma. For nearly two decades Western governments and a growing activist community have been frustrated in their attempts to bring about a freer and more democratic Burma - through sanctions and tourist boycotts - only to see an apparent slide towards even harsher dictatorship. But what do we really know about Burma and its history? And what can Burma`s past tell us about the present and even its future? In The River of Lost Footsteps, Thant Myint-U relates 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 Secretary General of the United Nations 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 conflict anywhere in the world. The River of Lost Footsteps is a work both personal and global: a distinctive contribution that makes Burma accessible and enthralling.
the Secretary General of the United Nations 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 conflict anywhere in the world. The River of Lost Footsteps is a work both personal and global: a distinctive contribution that makes Burma accessible and enthralling.
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