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Book Synopsis Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma's Struggle for Democracy by : Bertil Lintner
Download or read book Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma's Struggle for Democracy written by Bertil Lintner and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gives an account of Burma's pro-democracy movement and Aung San Suu Kyi's prominent leadership role
Book Synopsis Freedom from Fear by : Aung San Suu Kyi
Download or read book Freedom from Fear written by Aung San Suu Kyi and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-07-14 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Freedom from Fear - collected writings from the Nobel Peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi Aung San Suu Kyi's collected writings - edited by her late husband, whom the ruling military junta prevented from visiting Burma as he was dying of cancer - reflects her greatest hopes and fears for her fellow Burmese people, and her concern about the need for international co-operation in the continuing fight for Burma's freedom. Bringing together her most powerful speeches, letters and interviews, this remarkable collection gives a voice to Burma's 'woman of destiny', whose fate remains in the hands of her enemies. Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize and the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, and leader of Burma's National League for Democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi is one of the world's greatest living defenders of freedom and democracy, and an inspiration to millions worldwide. This book sits alongside Nelson Mandela's memoir Long Walk to Freedom. 'This book is bound to become a classic for a new generation of Asians who value democracy even more highly than Westerners do, simply because they are deprived of the basic freedoms that Westerners take for granted'The New York Times 'Aung San Suu Kyi's extraordinary achievement has been to confront the regime peacefully, reasonably and persuasively... [in] one of the most laudable continuing acts of political courage' Financial Times 'Such is the depth of passion and learning that she brings to her writings about national identity and its links with culture and language that she has attracted the admiration of intellectuals around the world' Sunday Times Aung San Suu Kyi is the leader of Burma's National League for Democracy. She was placed under house arrest in Rangoon in 1989, where she remained for almost 15 of the 21 years until her release in 2010, becoming one of the world's most prominent political prisoners. She is also the author of Letters from Burma.
Book Synopsis Prisoner for Peace by : John Parenteau
Download or read book Prisoner for Peace written by John Parenteau and published by Morgan Reynolds Pub. This book was released on 1994 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles the Nobel Peace Prize winner's personal life and her struggle to continue her father's work and bring political change in Burma
Book Synopsis Letters From Burma by : Aung San Suu Kyi
Download or read book Letters From Burma written by Aung San Suu Kyi and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2010-02-04 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Letters from Burma - an unforgettable collection from the Nobel Peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi In these astonishing letters, Aung San Suu Kyi reaches out beyond Burma's borders to paint for her readers a vivid and poignant picture of her native land. Here she celebrates the courageous army officers, academics, actors and everyday people who have supported the National League for Democracy, often at great risk to their own lives. She reveals the impact of political decisions on the people of Burma, from the terrible cost to the children of imprisoned dissidents - allowed to see their parents for only fifteen minutes every fortnight - to the effect of inflation on the national diet and of state repression on traditions of hospitality. She also evokes the beauty of the country's seasons and scenery, customs and festivities that remain so close to her heart. Through these remarkable letters, the reader catches a glimpse of exactly what is at stake as Suu Kyi fights on for freedom in Burma, and of the love for her homeland that sustains her non-violent battle. Includes an introduction from Fergal Keane 'Aung San Suu Kyi has become a global symbol of peaceful resistance, courage and apparently endless endurance' Guardian 'A real hero in an age of phony phone-in celebrity, which hands out that title freely to the most spoiled and underqualified' Bono, Time Aung San Suu Kyi is the leader of Burma's National League for Democracy. She was placed under house arrest in Rangoon in 1989, where she remained for almost 15 of the 21 years until her release in 2010, becoming one of the world's most prominent political prisoners. She is also the author of the collection of writings Freedom from Fear.
Book Synopsis Aung San Suu Kyi by : Jesper Bengtsson
Download or read book Aung San Suu Kyi written by Jesper Bengtsson and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-02 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features interviews with many of Aung San Suu Kyi's closest associates, as well as one with Suu Kyi herself in February 2011, just three months after her release from house arrest; Explores Burma's history as well as the personal and political struggles of its best-known human rights activist; Puts Suu Kyi's fight for democracy in an authoritarian regime in global and historical perspective
Book Synopsis Struggle for Freedom by : Jesper Bengtsson
Download or read book Struggle for Freedom written by Jesper Bengtsson and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM is the compelling story of one of the most iconic and enigmatic political figures of our time. Just like Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of Burma's democracy movement, Aung San Suu Kyi has become an icon for freedom - throughout the world, she is associated with a peaceful struggle for democracy and human rights. But what is she really like? What drives her to make such enormous personal sacrifices for her country? In StRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM, journalist and author Jesper Bengtsson draws a portrait of one of the most most talked about political personalities of our times. He describes her background as the daughter of Burma's liberation hero Aung San, the years in England and New York and her return to Burma in the 1980s. the military junta placed her under house arrest as early as 1989. Yet she remained as a uniting factor for Burma's democracy movement. Internationally her fame grew the longer she was in house arrest. Bengtsson demonstrates that Aung Sun Suu Kyi's magnetism is a matter of charisma and courage, but also that she personifies one of the major questions of our era: what conditions are necessary for the emergence of democracy out of profoundly authoritarian systems?
Book Synopsis Aung San Suu Kyi by : Judy L. Hasday
Download or read book Aung San Suu Kyi written by Judy L. Hasday and published by Infobase Learning. This book was released on 2013 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles the life and work of the political activist from Myanmar who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991.
Download or read book The Lady written by Barbara Victor and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2002-11-07 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in eBook, the first full account of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's role in the struggle against Burma's military junta. Included is a new afterword by the author, which covers events from the time of the original publication in 1998 to Aung San Suu Kyi's release from house arrest in May 2002.
Download or read book Aung San Suu Kyi written by Bettina Ling and published by Feminist Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography which traces the life of the Burmese political activist who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991.
Download or read book Outrage written by Bertil Lintner and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Aung San Suu Kyi's Struggle for Democracy by : V. L. Yerande
Download or read book Aung San Suu Kyi's Struggle for Democracy written by V. L. Yerande and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aung San Suu Kyi, b. 1945, non-violent political leader of Myanmar.
Book Synopsis Narrating Democracy in Myanmar by : Tamas Wells
Download or read book Narrating Democracy in Myanmar written by Tamas Wells and published by Amsterdam University Press. This book was released on 2021-04-30 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyses what Myanmar's struggle for democracy has signified to Burmese activists and democratic leaders, and to their international allies. In doing so, it explores how understanding contested meanings of democracy helps make sense of the country's tortuous path since Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy won historic elections in 2015. Using Burmese and English language sources, Narrating Democracy in Myanmar reveals how the country's ongoing struggles for democracy exist not only in opposition to Burmese military elites, but also within networks of local activists and democratic leaders, and international aid workers.
Book Synopsis The Lady and the Peacock by : Peter Popham
Download or read book The Lady and the Peacock written by Peter Popham and published by The Experiment. This book was released on 2013-04-30 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi—known to the world as an icon for democracy and nonviolent dissent in oppressed Burma, and to her followers as simply “The Lady”—has recently returned to international headlines. Now, this major new biography offers essential reading at a moment when Burma, after decades of stagnation, is once again in flux. Suu Kyi’s remarkable life begins with that of her father, Aung San. The architect of Burma’s independence, he was assassinated when she was only two. Suu Kyi grew up in India (where her mother served as ambassador), studied at Oxford, and worked for three years at the UN in New York. In 1972, she married Michael Aris, a British scholar. They had two sons, and for several years she lived as a self-described “housewife”—but she never forgot that she was the daughter of Burma’s national hero. In April 1988, Suu Kyi returned to Burma to nurse her sick mother. Within six months, she was leading the largest popular revolt in the country’s history. She was put under house arrest by the regime, but her party won a landslide victory in the 1990 elections, which the regime refused to recognize. In 1991, still under arrest, she received the Nobel Peace Prize. Altogether, she has spent over fifteen years in detention and narrowly escaped assassination twice. Peter Popham distills five years of research—including covert trips to Burma, meetings with Suu Kyi and her friends and family, and extracts from the unpublished diaries of her co-campaigner and former confidante Ma Thanegi—into this vivid portrait of Aung San Suu Kyi, illuminating her public successes and private sorrows, her intellect and enduring sense of humor, her commitment to peaceful revolution, and the extreme price she has paid for it.
Download or read book Perfect Hostage written by Justin Wintle and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aung San Suu Kyi is one of the world's most renowned freedom fighters and advocates of non-violence, having served as the figurehead for Burma's struggle for democracy since 1988. Recipient of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize, Aung San Suu Kyi has dedicated her life to the liberation of her country.
Download or read book Aung San Suu Kyi written by Chin Geok Ang and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biography of the daughter of assassinated Burmese Prime Minister, Aung San. Tells how Aung San Suu Kyi, was awarded the Nobel peace Prize in 1991 and became, like her father, a national hero. Examines the Burmese political situation and Suu Kyi's role in the National League for Democracy. Discusses Suu Kyi's life as a political prisoner, the continuing struggle for democracy in Burma and looks at options for the future. Includes a bibliography and an index. The author's other publications include 'Wind and Water'.
Book Synopsis The Lady and the Generals by : Peter Popham
Download or read book The Lady and the Generals written by Peter Popham and published by Random House. This book was released on 2016 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She was a heroine of our time, a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, a symbol of supreme courage in the face of tyranny. Then, in 2010, Burma's generals opened the door a chink: Aung San Suu Kyi was released from house arrest, and her country began to change. Suu Kyi's acclaimed biographer, Peter Popham, describes what happened next. Travelling across the country, meeting aristocrats, monks and politicians, freedom fighters, punks and rebels, he shows how hope has slowly returned to the lives of ordinary Burmese. He also examines the fate of the hill tribes, and how the world's politicians and businessmen are striving for influence. But with greater openness, long-suppressed prejudices have burst into the open: intolerant Buddhist preachers have whipped up the latent hostility of the Burmese against people of other races and beliefs, especially the Muslim Rohingya. When Aung San Suu Kyi was elected to parliament, she began to negotiate with the military. Yet she has declined to take a firm stand on minority rights - to the dismay of many in the West. The Lady and the Generals offers a trenchant and compelling portrait of this fascinating country and asks where Burma and Suu Kyi herself - with her bravery, her brilliance and her limitations - are heading next. Praise for The Lady and the Peacock: 'What a gift to our world and what a splendid telling of [Aung San Suu Kyi's life]. We are deeply indebted to Peter Popham for such a superb account' - Archbishop Desmond Tutu 'Sensitive and moving' - Sunday Times 'Beautifully written and compelling in every aspect' - Joanna Lumley 'Warm and objective...will not be bettered for a long time' - Independent on Sunday
Book Synopsis The Face of Resistance by : Aung Zaw
Download or read book The Face of Resistance written by Aung Zaw and published by Silkworm Books. This book was released on 2013-07-15 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aung San Suu Kyi is a world-renowned, inspirational symbol of Burmese resistance and courage. Released in 2010 after spending fifteen of the previous twenty-one years under house arrest, she emerged into a Burma that has finally begun to court democracy, and many are now looking to her to lead the country. But is it possible for Suu Kyi to mend the deep divisions in Burmese society? Who are the groups that make up Burma’s face of resistance? What is it they are fighting for? And how can she unite these disparate factions into one cohesive group to take on the current regime in the elections scheduled for 2015? Former political activist and exile Aung Zaw explores these questions in the context of his own experiences, and sheds light on those people who have fought alongside Suu Kyi for decades in Burma’s resistance movement. The book profiles key members of the National League for Democracy, examines the background of prominent activists involved in the 1988 student uprising, and focuses on the next generation of democracy leaders. From an insider’s perspective, Aung Zaw demystifies the volatile state of contemporary Burmese politics and the background of Burma’s current president, Thein Sein, and poses questions about the ongoing debate of international sanctions versus investment in the light of Burma’s untapped natural resources. The Face of Resistance is a timely and succinct reminder that despite international accolades, Burma is far from free. What Others are Saying “This book indeed gives a face to the resistance against Burma’s dictatorship. Brilliantly written, it should be read by everyone interested in contemporary Burma and its ongoing struggle for democracy.” —Bertil Lintner
