Good book that attempts to summarize Myanmar/Burma. What a complex, culturally rich, and interesting country!
It was written one year before the military coup and helped me a lot to understand the tensions that have been going on. With this background knowledge, I can now better understand the current situation.

Thant Myint-U himself was (/is) very involved in the political happenings over the years, he therefore is not totally unbiased, but gives a great overview.