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

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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thant Myint-U
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.
Edition:First American edition.
Subjects:
Burma > Description and travel.
Burma > Boundaries > China.
China > Boundaries > Burma.
Burma > Boundaries > India.
India > Boundaries > Burma.
Physical Description:ix, 361 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Format: Book
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.