The Burma spring : Aung San Suu Kyi and the new struggle for the soul of a nation
Title:
The Burma spring : Aung San Suu Kyi and the new struggle for the soul of a nation
Author:
Pederson, Rena.
Bush, Laura Welch, 1946-
ISBN:
9781605986678
Edition:
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Pegasus Books, 2015.
Physical Description:
xxiv, 536 p. : col. ill., maps ; 24 cm
Abstract:
Drawing on exclusive interviews, a journalist and former State Department speechwriter sheds new light on Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, who inspired Burma's first steps towards democracy, and her lifelong fight for liberty.
Rangoon, 2003 -- The lady vanishes -- The return of the native -- The candidate -- The prize winner -- A daughter of destiny -- Khin Kyi -- "Suu" -- The lady of the lake -- The lives of others -- The general in his labyrinth -- The lords of the sunset -- Friends in high places -- The monks go on the march -- The killer storm -- The intruder -- Free at last -- The game of thrones -- A life in detention.
Personal Subject:
Geographic Term:
Subject:
| Women political activists -- Burma -- Biography. |
| Political activists -- Burma -- Biography. |
| Women politicians -- Burma -- Biography. |
| Burma -- Politics and government -- 1988- |
| Aung San Suu Kyi. |
Summary:
Drawing on exclusive interviews, a journalist and former State Department speechwriter sheds new light on Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, who inspired Burma's first steps towards democracy, and her lifelong fight for liberty.
Rangoon, 2003 -- The lady vanishes -- The return of the native -- The candidate -- The prize winner -- A daughter of destiny -- Khin Kyi -- "Suu" -- The lady of the lake -- The lives of others -- The general in his labyrinth -- The lords of the sunset -- Friends in high places -- The monks go on the march -- The killer storm -- The intruder -- Free at last -- The game of thrones -- A life in detention.