Burma: The State of Myanmar
"Illuminate[s] every nook and cranny of a country that has been trying to hide from the world." --Foreign Affairs"Well-written and easily digested." --Pacific Affairs"This serious analysis should not be ignored." --Choice"[Combines] excellent analysis with insight and sympathetic understanding to produce a compelling picture of the dismal Burmese scene and why both Burmese and foreigners have such difficulty trying to change it." --Morton Abramowitz, former Assistant Secretary of State and Senior Fellow, Century Foundation"One of our foremost experts on Burma/Myanmar has produced an in-depth analysis of this reclusive state, interweaving the past and the present. Steinberg's work will be extremely valuable to those interested in modern Asia." --Robert A. Scalapino, University of California, Berkeley"Steinberg has written the perfect kind of book for a new public policy debate about Myanmar. It is based on four decades of study and solid objective analysis. Fair minded and informative." --Ezra Vogel, Harvard University