The Glass Palace By Amitav Ghosh

The Glass Palace By Amitav GhoshSet in Burma during the British invasion of 1885, this masterly novel by Amitav Ghosh tells the story of Rajkumar, a poor boy lifted on the tides of political and social chaos, who goes on to create an empire in the Burmese teak forest. When soldiers force the royal family out of the Glass Palace and into exile, Rajkumar befriends Dolly, a young woman in the court of the Burmese Queen, whose love will shape his life. He cannot forget her, and years

but only ephemeral dreams

But underneath the shiny surface of this perfect existence

Journey with Jerome

we can become rich and great

Francis Fukuyama examines the paths that different societies have taken to reach their current forms of political order

showing their genesis in spiritual philosophies old and new

have been as powerful in determining the fate of nations as colonialism or geography

Featuring a new preface by the author

This book not only bridges this gap

Thus starts the adventure of a lifetime

who has emerged from a dreadful past plays a crucial role as the plot progresses

but also identifies the social injustices and provides a new and just approach to remedy them