Thant Myint-U

Where China Meets India: Burma and the New Crossroads of Asia (2011)

This is a fantastically insightful book into the recent developments in India and China and their effect on SE Asia, with specific focus on Burma. A few of the travelogue portions feel thin and forced, but fortunately Thant Myint-U doesn't ever linger too long and spends far more time relating th...

The River of Lost Footsteps: Histories of Burma (2006)