Scientific Technology as God’s Grace: Interpreting Nineteenth-Century America through Karen Baptists’ Eyes

14 Minutes To ReadHitomi Fujimura explores how Karen Baptists understood “modern knowledge” in nineteenth-century America.
The City and the Wilderness: Indo-Persian Encounters in Southeast Asia, Arash Khazeni, University of California Press, 2020, 264 pages.

8 Minutes To ReadChristian Gilberti reviews a recent book on Persian travellers in Southeast Asia.
The Politics of Election Cancellations in Myanmar

11 Minutes To ReadMichael Lidauer explores electoral politics in Myanmar.
The Cell, Exile, and the New Burma: A Political Education amid the Unfinished Journey toward Democracy by Kyaw Zwa Moe, Yangon, New Myanmar Publishing House, 2018, 245 Pages

6 Minutes To ReadDavid Scott Mathieson explores the new collection of essays by noted journalist Kyaw Zwa Moe, an emotional palimpsest of lives lived under military rule.