The Trouser People.
A Story of Burma in the Shadow of the Empire.
Washington D.C. Counterpoint. 2003. Stock ID #156094 Shortlisted for the 2003 Thomas Cook Travel Book Award. Inspired by the forgotten diaries of diminutive Victorian adventurer Sir George Scott, Andrew Marshall set out to discover the real Burma - a hermit nation living under a repressive regime. Scott was a die-hard imperialist who hacked, bullied and charmed his way through uncharted jungles to help establish British colonial rule. When referring to this item please quote stockid 156094.
Maps, black and white photographic plates, 307pp, bibliography, index, a very good hardback copy in dustjacket.
Price: $25.00 AU
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