Enze Han's book is a must-read for anyone who is interested in the complexities and contradictions of border demarcation wherever the border may be. In this case, the focus is Myanmar's borders with China and Thailand, and Han combines scholarly research with personal notes, which will appeal to specialists as well as a more general audience of educated readers
Enze Han is Associate Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Hong Kong. His research interests include ethnic politics in China, China's relations with Southeast Asia, and the politics of state formation in the borderland area between China, Myanmar, and Thailand. He is the author of Contestation and Adaptation: The Politics of National Identity in China.