QUOTE "Sometimes to understand one's own era you have to immerse yourself in another," writes Barry Rubin. A 1924 book on Burma proves that the West's appreciation of other cultures is not a modern phenomenon - and neither is its overly harsh criticism of itself. Paul Edmonds' Peacocks and Pagodas as an example. This seems the best-regarded book ever written on the people and society of Burma. The copy is a first edition from 1924 and in its long life and travels it once belonged to T.N. Jayavelu, Antiquarian Bookseller of Choolai, Madras, India. UNQUOTE February 13, 2008 http://pajamasmedia.com/2008/02/burma_267.php ----- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar Nagpur, India