The Burman, his life and notions

Bibliographic Information

The Burman, his life and notions

by Shway Yoe

(The Norton library, N 212)

W.W. Norton, 1963

Available at  / 18 libraries

Search this Book/Journal

Note

With introduction by John K. Musgrave

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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 and a broad sympathy for the Burmese society he knew. The Burman, His Life and Notions is an extraordinarily warm and human book, the validity and usefulness of which remains amazingly high even eighty years after its first appearance in 1882.

by "Nielsen BookData"

Related Books: 1-1 of 1

Details

  • NCID
    BA11737289
  • ISBN
    • 0393002128
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxvi, 609 p.
  • Size
    20 cm
  • Classification
  • Subject Headings
  • Parent Bibliography ID
Page Top