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The Burma spring, Aung San Suu Kyi and the new struggle for the soul of a nation, Rena Pederson ; foreword by Laura Bush

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The Burma spring, Aung San Suu Kyi and the new struggle for the soul of a nation, Rena Pederson ; foreword by Laura Bush
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 527-535)
resource.biographical
individual biography
Illustrations
platesmapsillustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The Burma spring
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Rena Pederson ; foreword by Laura Bush
Sub title
Aung San Suu Kyi and the new struggle for the soul of a nation
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
Table Of Contents
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
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