| Description |
xxviii, 338 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
pt. 1. The inheritance: My father ; My country and people ; Intellectual life in Burma and India under colonialism ; Literature and nationalism of Burma -- pt. 2. The struggle: In quest of democracy ; Freedom from fear ; The true meaning of boh ; The first initiative ; Speech to a mass rally at the Shwedagon Pagoda ; The objectives ; In the eye of the revolution ; Two letters to Amnesty International ; Letter to the ambassadors ; The role of the citizen in the struggle for democracy ; Battle royal ; Open letter to the UN Commission on Human Rights ; Dust and sweat ; The need for solidarity among ethnic groups ; The people want freedom ; The agreement to stand for election ; The 1991 Nobel Peace Prize -- pt. 3. Appreciations: A flowering of the spirit : memories of Suu and her family / Ma Than E ; Suu Burmese / Ann Pasternak Slater ; Aung San Suu Kyi : is she Burma's woman of destiny? / Josef Silverstein ; Aung San Suu Kyi and the peaceful struggle for human rights in Burma / Philip Kreager |
| Summary |
Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize for courageous leadership of the Burmese people in their battle against authoritarian rule. The forthright condemnation of the regime that resulted in the activist's house arrest is clearly expressed in the essays in this volume |
| Analysis |
Burma |
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Politics |
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Burma |
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Politics |
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Aung San Suu Kyi |
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Burma - Politics and government |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Aung San Suu Kyi, 1945-
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Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Aung, San Suu Kyi, 1945-
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| SUBJECT |
Myanmar -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85018125
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| Author |
Aris, Michael.
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| LC no. |
91040692 |
| ISBN |
0140170898 |
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