Freedom from Fear
And Other Writings
Published on 5. October 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
428 pages
978-0-14-025317-7 (ISBN)
Description
Aung San Suu Kyi, human-rights activist and leader of Burma's National League for Democracy, was detained in 1989 by SLORC, the ruling military junta. . This collection of writings reflects Aung San Suu Kyi's greatest hopes and fears for her people and her concern about the need for international cooperation, and gives poignant and humorous reminiscences as well as independent assessments of her role in politics. Containing speeches, letters and interviews, these writings give a voice to Burma's 'woman of destiny', who was awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought and the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
12 b&w photos, index
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
304 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-025317-7 (9780140253177)
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Persons
Aung San Suu Kyi is the leader of the struggle for human rights and democracy in Burma. In 1990 she was awarded the Thorolf Rafto Prize for Human Rights in Norway and the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought by the European Parliament and in 1991 she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. She is also the author of several books, including FREEDOM FROM FEAR, which was edited by her husband, Dr Michael Aris and THE VOICE OF HOPE, both published in Penguin.
Content
The Inheritance: My Father; My Country and People; Intellectual Life in Burma and India under Colonialism; Literature and Nationalism in Burma. The Struggle: In Quest of Democracy; Freedom from Fear; The True Meaning of Boh; Speech to a Mass Rally at the Shwedagon Pagoda; The Objectives; In the Eye of the Revolution; Two Letters to Amnesty International; Letter to the Ambassadors; The Role of the Citizen in the Struggle for Democracy; Open Letter to the UN Commission on Human Rights; Dust and Sweat; The Need for Solidarity among Ethnic Groups; The People Want Freedom; The Agreement to Stand for Election; The 1991 Nobel Prize for Peace; The Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech; Towards True Refuge; The Need for Dialogue; Empowerment for a Culture of Peace and Development. Appreciations: A Flowering of the Spirit - Memories of Suu and Her Family by Ma Than E; Suu Burmese by Ann Pasternak Slater; Aung San Suu Kyi - Is She Burma's Woman of Destiny? by Josef Silverstein; Aung San Suu Kyi and the Peaceful Struggle for Human Rights in Burma by Philip Kreager; The Spirit of Reconciliation.