"An academic study of Burma proves to be long on humorous anecdotes, but short of real political analysis..."Burma at the Turn of the 21st Century" purports to be ?the first collection of essays about everyday life in Burma in forty years?, which is a mild exaggeration. Aung San Suu Kyi herself has written a book called Let?s Visit Burma, which covers most aspects of everyday life in the country. But this new book may be the first written by academics, mainly anthropologists, and, therefore, includes chapters about esoteric subjects like lottery-ticket numerology, the question of masculinity in Mandalay, and a detailed description of the Taungbyon spirit festival, including maps of the fair grounds..."