The Burman: His Life and Notions

by Shway Yoe

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Only one Western writer has ever been able to capture fully the spirit of the delightful inhabitants of Burma. Whether describing the childbirth rates, the function of the astrologers in Burmese society, or the Buddhist precepts by which the good Burman lives, Shway Yoe --the pseudonym of Sir J. George Scott, K.C.I.E., a British civil servant who spent more than thirty years in Burma--fills his book of observations with affection, keen insight...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0393002128

ISBN13:9780393002126

Release Date:June 1963

Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company

Length:644 Pages

Weight:0.15 lbs.

Dimensions:1.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Related Subjects

Asia Foreign Language Foreign Language Learning Foreign Language Study Foreign Language Study & Reference Foreign Languages History Myanmar Southeast Asia Textbooks

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