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020			_a9786162150159 _cRs.1834.00
040			_aRRU _beng
041			_aEng.
082			_a959.1053092 _bLIN
100			_aLintner, Bertil _9882
245		0	_aAung San Suu Kyi and Burma's Struggle for Democracy _cBertil Lintner
250			_aIllustrated ed.
260			_bSilk Worm Books _c2012 _aUnited Kingdom
300			_a200p. _b13.97 x 1.27 x 21.08 cm
520			_aBurma'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, the United Kingdom, the United States, Bhutan, and Japan. She was greatly inspired by her father, Aung San, Burma's independence hero who was assassinated when she was an infant, and also by Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King. Lintner analyzes the staying power of Burma's military regime and points out the obstacles to achieving what Aung San Suu Kyi is striving for: a free and democratic Burma.
650		0	_aBurma _91445
650		0	_aDemocracy _91446
650		0	_aPolitics and government _95
650		0	_aAung San Suu Kyi _91447
650		0	_aWomen political activists _91448
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