Frontier Mosaic: Voices of Burma from the Lands in Between

by Richard Humphries

Overview

Damning indictment of Burma's abuse of its citizens and Thailand's official apathy to the plight of Burmese refugees as recounted by first-hand accounts and the author's own observations as he traveled the length of the Thai-Burma border.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789745240926
Publisher:	Antique Collector's Club
Publication date:	02/25/2008
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	7.09(w) x 9.79(h) x 0.55(d)

Table of Contents

Map of the Borderlands     vi
List of Illustrations     ix
Introduction. The Lands in Between     xi
Fishing for the Future     1
Media Messages     11
Passing on the Knowledge     18
Escape from the Fold     26
Youth Interrupted     31
Arms and the Men     39
Love by the Hour     45
Deadly Bites     50
Ambiguous Town     56
Thought Crimes     68
Working Harder and Getting Less     74
All that Glitters     81
Strange Tale of the Storyteller     87
Artistic License     93
Healing Possibilities     98
Explosive Devices     108
Keeping an Eye on the Tourist Trade     114
Backbone of the Community     120
Spiritual Aid     125
Little Room to Run     131
Fighting in the Forests     139
Jungle Clinic     146
Race Against Time     152
The Habit of Helping     158
The Wide Road to the Deep North     163
Bibliography     177
Index     179
About the Author     181