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Aung San Suu Kyi: A Biography
Jesper Bengtsson
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Hardback. The leader of Burma's democracy movement, Aung San Suu Kyi, has joined Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, and the Dalai Lama in the global pantheon of those whose lives are dedicated to freedom. Throughout the world, she is associated with a peaceful struggle for democracy and human rights. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 b bibliography. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJP; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 233 x 24. Weight in Grams: 502.
The leader of Burma’s democracy movement, Aung San Suu Kyi, has joined Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, and the Dalai Lama in the global pantheon of those whose lives are dedicated to 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?
Jesper Bengtsson presents a portrait of one of today’s most significant political activists. He chronicles her background as the daughter of Burma’s liberation hero Aung San, the years she spent ... Read more
The leader of Burma’s democracy movement, Aung San Suu Kyi, has joined Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, and the Dalai Lama in the global pantheon of those whose lives are dedicated to 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?
Jesper Bengtsson presents a portrait of one of today’s most significant political activists. He chronicles her background as the daughter of Burma’s liberation hero Aung San, the years she spent ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Dulles, United States
ISBN
9781612341590
SKU
V9781612341590
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About Jesper Bengtsson
Jesper Bengtsson is a journalist who has followed developments in Burma for more than a decade. He is the chairman of the Swedish section of the human-rights organization Reporters sans frontieres (Reporters Without Borders). The author of Burma: A Journey in the Shadow of the Dictatorship (2007), he has also written editorials for the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet.
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