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Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma´s Struggle for Democracy

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Burma's pro-democracy movement emerged in 1988 when massive demonstrations swept across the country. This book gives an account of the movement, its emergence and growth, and Aung San Suu Kyi's prominent leadership role since its inception. Woven into this history is an outline of how Aung San Suu Kyi herself has become a highly respected pro-democracy icon internationally while being revered nationally as the "female Bodhisattva" who will deliver the Burmese people from the evil of the military regime. Lintner considers her strengths as well as her weaknesses, and traces her life not only in Burma, but also in India, ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Chiang Mai, Thailand
ISBN
9786162150159
SKU
V9786162150159
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Bertil Lintner
Bertil Lintner is a former correspondent with the Far Eastern Economic Review and currently Asia correspondent for the Swedish daily Svenska Dagbladet, as well as a contributor to Asia Times Online, Hong Kong, and Jane's Information Group in the UK. He has written seven books on Burma, among them Outrage: Burma's Struggle for Democracy and Burma in Revolt: Opium and ... Read more

Reviews for Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma´s Struggle for Democracy
"Bertil Lintner is an established authority on Burma . . . His succinct and insightful analysis focuses on post-1988 developments within the pro-democracy movement and the role of Aung San Suu Kyi, the NLD, and the '88 generation of student activists."
Jeff Kingston
The Japan Times
"Lintner is a vetran reporter who has written several books on ... Read more

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