The Lady and the Generals
Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma’s struggle for freedom
- Paperback
496 pages
- Release Date
19 June 2017
Summary
The most up-to-date book on Aung San Suu Kyi and contemporary Burma
‘EXCELLENT’ SPECTATOR
Nobel Peace Prize winner, Aung San Suu Kyi, is a symbol of supreme courage in the face of tyranny. Released from house arrest in 2010, she led her party to a dramatic victory in Burma’s first free general election in a generation.
Acclaimed biographer, Peter Popham, describes how, inspired by her leadership, Burma has found its voice and transformed its destiny. However greater fr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781846043734 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1846043735 |
| Author: | Peter Popham |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | Rider & Co |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Release Date: | 19 June 2017 |
| Weight: | 356g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 126mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
Excellent * Spectator *
Useful, rounded portrait of Miss Suu Kyi * Economist *
Beautifully written and highly readable * Bookbag *
Peter Popham
Peter Popham is a foreign correspondent and commentator who has toured Burma as an undercover journalist many times since his first visit in 1991. He covered South Asia, including Burma, for The Independent newspaper in the late 1990s. Popham interviewed Suu Kyi upon her release from house arrest in 2002 and has met her on several subsequent occasions. He currently resides in London.
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