Larkin, Emma
Everything is Broken - The Untold Story of Disaster under Burma's Military Regime
ISBN: 9781847081803
Book Number: 51121
Granta 2010 8vo. Softcover. 265pp. near fine. A devasating and eye-opening account of life under the world's most brutal dictatorship. On May 2, 2008, a massive tropical cyclone made landfall in Burma. It wreaked untold havoc, but the ruling generals, in an unfathomable decision of near genocidal proportions, blocked international aid from entering the country and provided little relief themselves. Emaa Larkin, who has been travelling to and secretly reporting on Burma for years, managed to arrange a visa in those frenzied days and arrived to find chaos. Hundreds of thousands of Burmese citizens had no food, drinking water or basic shelter. In this book, Emma not only exposes the extent of the damage and the regime's bungled attempts to cover up the disaster, but also provides a singular portrait of the generals responsible for compounding the tragedy, examining in revealing detail the historical, religious and cultural setting that created Burma's tenacious and brutal dictatorship.
Keywords: Burma Cyclone, Military Regime
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