Download or read book The Rice Industry of Burma, 1852-1940 written by Cheng Siok-Hwa and published by Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. This book was released on 2012 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study forms a welcome addition to the growing number of works on the economic history of Southeast Asia. In his Foreword, Dr John F. Cady, the author of A History of Modern Burma, writes that Dr Cheng "has placed all students of Burma in her debt by this highly articulate and clarifying contribution to the country's economic history."