Perfect hostage : Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma and the Generals
Title:
Perfect hostage : Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma and the Generals
Author:
Wintle, Justin, 1949-
ISBN:
9780099491156
Publication Information:
London : Arrow, 2007
Physical Description:
xxxi, 464 p., [16] leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 20 cm
General Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Abstract:
Like Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela, Aung San Suu Kyi is an iconic figure, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991, at great personal cost she has steadfastly opposed Burma's brutal military regime since 1988. This biography makes it plain that inside Burma itself little has changed
Subject Term:
Subject:
| Aung San Suu Kyi |
| Political prisoners -- Burma -- Biography |
| Women political prisoners -- Burma -- Biography |
| Political activists -- Burma -- Biography |
| Women political activists -- Burma -- Biography |
| Nationalists -- Burma -- Biography |
| Burma -- Politics and government -- 1988- |
| Burma -- Politics and government -- 1824-1948 |
Summary:
Like Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela, Aung San Suu Kyi is an iconic figure, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991, at great personal cost she has steadfastly opposed Burma's brutal military regime since 1988. This biography makes it plain that inside Burma itself little has changed