Nilsson, Christine

Myanmar : Burma / Christine Nilsson. - 167 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm

Dream journeys --
A challenge --
Dreams (Light and shade ; Golden vertigo and dark decay (Rangopon --
Yangon) ; The biggest book in the world (Mandalay) --
The golden country (Pagan --
Bagan) --
The highland Eden (Inle Lake) --
A world apart (Pindaya --
the mountain dwellers) ; Land of the ogres (Arakan --
Mrauk U) --
Smugglers' kingdom (The south, Kulla-lo-lo) --
Aung Sn Suu Kyi, the steel orchid) Travelogue (Itinerary ; Organisation ; Transport ; Accoommodation, leisure activities ; Culinary delighst ; Courtesty and good manners ; Miscellaneous ; Getting there ; Historical timeline ; Bibliography, filmography, websites)

In the dark for decades under the oppressive rule of the military junta, in the spring of 2012 Myanmar finally glimpsed the first rays of a democracy that may well prove to be permanent. Christine Nilsson has travelled extensively throughout the country.



9781909612136


Manners and customs.


Burma --Pictorial works.
Burma --Social life and customs.
Burma --Description and travel.

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