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Where China meets India : Burma and the new crossroads of Asia / Thant Myint-U.

By: Thant Myint-U.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Faber and Faber Ltd., 2012Description: ix, 361 p. : maps ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780571239641.Subject(s): Travel -- Description and travel. -- Burma | Burma -- Boundaries -- China | China -- Boundaries -- Burma | Burma -- Boundaries -- India | India -- Boundaries -- BurmaDDC classification: 959.1
Contents:
pt. 1. The back door. Irrawaddy dreaming ; Cousins ; The Burma Road ; Lords of the sunset ; New frontiers -- pt. 2. Southwestern barbarians. The Malacca dilemma ; South of the clouds ; Gandhara ; Shangri-La ; Between China and the deep blue sea -- pt. 3. The edge of Hindustan. Looking east ; Forgotten partitions; Inner lines ; Instruments of accession.
Summary: "An account of the Asian frontier's long and rich history and its modern significance."--Publisher's description.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-348) and index.

pt. 1. The back door. Irrawaddy dreaming ; Cousins ; The Burma Road ; Lords of the sunset ; New frontiers -- pt. 2. Southwestern barbarians. The Malacca dilemma ; South of the clouds ; Gandhara ; Shangri-La ; Between China and the deep blue sea -- pt. 3. The edge of Hindustan. Looking east ; Forgotten partitions; Inner lines ; Instruments of accession.

"An account of the Asian frontier's long and rich history and its modern significance."--Publisher's description.

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