Burma in Revolt: Opium and Insurgency Since 1948

In 1948, Burma was a promising young democracy with a bustling free market economy and a standard of living that surpassed nearly all of its other Asian neighbours. Fifty years later, Burma is one of the poorest nations in the world, with a military dictatorship in Rangoon and 50,000 armed rebels from a myriad of ethnic insurgency groups. In this well documented and detailed account, well-known Burma journalist Bertil Lintner explains the nexus between Burma’s booming drug production and its insurgency and counter-insurgency, providing an answer to the question of why Burma has been unable to shake off thirty-five years of military rule and build a modern, democratic society.

Publisher: Silkworm Books
Date Published: 1999
Book Condition: Very good softcover with minor surface scuffing and light shelf wear to cover edges and corners. Binding tight and square. Interior pages are crisp, clean, and entirely unmarked throughout.