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A History of Myanmar Since Ancient Times, Traditions and Transformations
• Michael A. Aung-Thwin
HISTORY •
2012 •
HARD COVER
• 304 PAGES
University of Hawaii professor Michael Aung-Thwin describes the Burmese people, their culture, ambitions and the world they inhabit in this rich cultural history of the last 2,200 years. Co-authored with his son Maitrii, also a professor of history, he takes us from early cultures to the sacred stupas of Bagan to grand colonial-era British mansions and modern uprisings, covering the storied history of the long-isolated country with authority.
(BMA72, $39.00) |
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Istanbul Passage
• Joseph Kanon
LITERATURE •
2012 •
HARD COVER
• 404 PAGES
From the author of Stardust, The Good German, and Los Alamos -- a gripping tale of an American undercover agent in 1945 Istanbul who descends into a murky, marvelously atmospheric cat-and-mouse world of compromise and betrayal.
(TKY265, $26.00) |
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