| Description |
xxxi, 374 p., [12] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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 ; 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 ; 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 Prize for peace ; The Nobel Prize acceptance speech ; Towards a true refuge ; The need for dialogue ; Empowerment for a culture of peace and development -- 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 ; The spirit of reconciliation. |
| Subject |
Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Burma -- Politics and government.
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| Added Author |
Aris, Michael.
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| ISBN |
9780141039497 (pbk.) |
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0141039493 (pbk.) |
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