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Tags: History, Lang:en
Summary
In just a few years, Myanmar has gone from destitution,
dictatorship, and isolation from the international community to
being hailed “World’s Best Tourist
Destination”—a seemingly impossible transition that
led David Bockino, in 2015, on a search to find out exactly
what happened, and how. Traversing the country, he encounters a
pompous Western businessman swindling his way to millions, a
local vendor with a flair for painting nudes, and long ago
legends of a western circus. Sensitively written and expertly
researched,
Greetings from Myanmar: Exploring the Price of Progress in
One of the Last Countries on Earth to Open for Business is
the story of a flourishing nation still very much in limbo and
an answer to the hard questions that arise when tourism not
only charts, but shapes a place as well. David Bockino is an assistant professor in the School of
Communications at Elon University. He was born and raised in
New York and currently lives in Durham, North Carolina with his
wife, son, and daughter. More information available here:
www.davidbockino.com. Cover design by Evan Twohy. **