Golden Earth: Travels in Burma

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Despite communist incursions and tribal insurrection, Norman Lewis describes a land of breath-taking natural beauty peopled by the gentle Burmese. This is a country where Buddhist beliefs spare even the rats, where the Director of Prisons quotes Chaucer and where three-day theatrical shows are staged to celebrate a monk taking orders. Hitching lifts with the army and with travelling merchants, Lewis is treated to hospitality wherever he stops in this war-torn land, and reveals a country where 'the condition of ...
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Overview

Despite communist incursions and tribal insurrection, Norman Lewis describes a land of breath-taking natural beauty peopled by the gentle Burmese. This is a country where Buddhist beliefs spare even the rats, where the Director of Prisons quotes Chaucer and where three-day theatrical shows are staged to celebrate a monk taking orders. Hitching lifts with the army and with travelling merchants, Lewis is treated to hospitality wherever he stops in this war-torn land, and reveals a country where 'the condition of the soul replaces that of the stock markets as a topic for polite conversation'.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780907871385
  • Publisher: Eland Books
  • Publication date: 12/19/2003
  • Pages: 296
  • Sales rank: 1,009,357
  • Product dimensions: 5.40 (w) x 8.40 (h) x 0.70 (d)

Table of Contents

Foreword 9
Map 10
1 Rangoon 11
2 Preparations 21
3 Dramatic Entertainment 26
4 Excursion to the Deep South 36
5 Mergui 60
6 Conducted Tour 73
7 Burmese Gaol 77
8 To Mandalay 83
9 Kings and a Prince 88
10 Anawrahta's Pagoda 106
11 By Lorry to Lashio 115
12 The Northern Shans 139
13 Protective Custody 179
14 Nam Hkam Bazaar 190
15 Circuit House, Bhamo 201
16 The Jade Country 207
17 Down the Irrawaddy 222
18 A Mild Alarm 229
19 Rangoon Express 239
20 Rival Parties 250
21 The Buffalo Dance 261
22 The Shwedagon 272
Index 283
About the author 289
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