DOWN THE RAT HOLE: ADVENTURES UNDERGROUND ON BURMA'S FRONTIERS

Mirante, Edith

ISBN 10: 9745240508 / ISBN 13: 9789745240506

Published by Orchid Press [2005], Bangkok, 2005

About this Item

Dark but detailed and interesting look at Myanmar. Better than Very Good in wrappers; some shelfwear.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: DOWN THE RAT HOLE: ADVENTURES UNDERGROUND ON BURMA'S FRONTIERS
• Publisher: Orchid Press [2005], Bangkok
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9745240508
• ISBN 13: 9789745240506
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Dimensions: 5.9W x 0.6H x 8.4D inches 5.9 inches width by 0.6 inches height by 8.4 inches depth

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Synopsis

This is a new memoir of the author's journeys among the brave indigenous peoples of some of Asia's most remote and violent regions.

About the Author

Edith Mirante has roamed Southeast Asia for nearly two decades, collectinginformation on human rights and environmental issues. In 1986, shefounded Project Maje, which distributes material on Burma’s struggle forfreedom. She has investigated abuse and resistance in some of the mostremote corners of Burma’s frontier war zone.

The author of the acclaimed Burmese Looking Glass, Mirante has writtenchapters in several other books, as well as articles for encyclopedias, TheNew York Times, Asiaweek, Cultural Survival Quarterly, and Earth FirstJournal. She has testified on Burma before the US Congress, EuropeanTrade Commission, and the International Labor Organization. She wasinstrumental in organizing the campaign for corporate withdrawal fromBurma, of the world-wide Free Burma Coalition.