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Thant Myint-U

Thant Myint-U is an award-winning historian, writer, and conservationist, and the grandson of former UN Secretary-General U Thant. He has authored four books and lives in Cambridge, UK.

Thant Myint-U

Thant Myint-U is an award-winning historian, writer, and conservationist, and the grandson of former UN Secretary-General U Thant. He has authored four books and lives in Cambridge, UK.

Books by Thant Myint-U

The Hidden History of Burma: Race, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century
Thant Myint-U
Paperback, 2021
A New York Times Critics' Top Book of 2019
A Foreign Affairs Best Book of 2020

“An urgent book.” —Jennifer Szalai, New York Times
The Hidden History of Burma: Race, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century
Thant Myint-U
E Book, 2019
A New York Times Critics' Top Book of 2019
A Foreign Affairs Best Book of 2020

“An urgent book.” —Jennifer Szalai, New York Times

Thant Myint-U

Books by Thant Myint-U

The Hidden History of Burma: Race, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century

The Hidden History of Burma: Race, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century