Freedom from Fear

Zusatztext "A Classic." “Aung San Suu Kyi’s extraordinary achievement has been to confront the regime peacefully! reasonably! and persuasively…[in] one of the most laudable continuing acts of political courage.” “Such is the depth of passion and learning that she brings to her writings about national identity and its links with culture and language that she has attracted the admiration of intellectuals around the world.”   Informationen zum Autor Aung San Suu Kyi is the leader of Burma's National League for Democracy. She was first placed under house arrest in Rangoon in 1989, and despite brief periods of release she has spent most of her years since then in house confinement. It was extended by 18 months in the summer of 2009. She is the author of another Penguin, Letters from Burma . Klappentext Collects writings from the Nobel Peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi. Bringing together her powerful speeches, letters and interviews, this collection gives a voice to Burma's 'woman of destiny', whose fate remains in the hands of her enemies. Zusammenfassung Collects writings from the Nobel Peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi. Bringing together her powerful speeches, letters and interviews, this collection gives a voice to Burma's 'woman of destiny', whose fate remains in the hands of her enemies.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Michael Aris, Aung San Suu Kyi, Vaclav Havel, Aung San Suu Kyi, Aung San Suu Kyi, Desmond M. Tutu
• Con la collaborazione di: Michae Aris (Editore), Michael Aris (Editore)
• Editore: Penguin Books Uk
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 04.02.2010
• EAN: 9780141039497
• ISBN: 978-0-14-103949-7
• Pagine: 432
• Dimensioni: 129 mm x 198 mm x 26 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia contemporanea (dal 1945 al 1989)