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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. The Perfect Hostage begins with an excellent general history of Burma. This provides the context that allows readers to understand how Burma has descended to where it is today, how the military junta came to power and how they maintain their grip on the country. The general history also explains how Aung San Suu Kyi's father also tried to help with the implementation of democracy in Burma. The book then becomes more specific and focuses on Suu Kyi as she follows in her father's footsteps in the fight for Burmese democracy. This is the story of an inspiring and courageous woman and the plight of her country. A must read. More than just a biography of Nobel Prize Winner Aung San Suu Kyi, this book depicts the context of her struggle through a comprehensive background of Burma's fight for independence (from the British) and the tortuous beginnings of the democracy movement (albeit still unfulfilled until now) and the role of her father, Aung San, in building post-colonial Burma. The book is fairly detailed as well about the rise of the generals to power, and how the regime has managed so far to keep the country isolated. Overall, very good background reading for anybody interested in Burma's politics, and a better understanding of Suu Kyi's principles and ongoing fight. A trifle amusing, though, is the author's penchant for unfamiliar words --- he peppers the pages liberally, which could be a little off-putting sometimes. Some commentators say the book's drawback is that the author never had an interview or direct contact with Suu Kyi herself when writing the book. I'm sure the book would have benefited greatly from this, but i'm sure too that if the author could, he would have - the current severe restrictions on access to her, though, would make this almost an impossibility. Still, i found the book enlightening and very informative. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
Burma is a country where, as one senior UN official puts it, "just to turn your head can mean imprisonment or death." Aung San Suu Kyi is one of the world's foremost inspirational revolutionary leaders. Considered to be Burma's best hope for freedom, she has waged a war of steadfast nonviolent opposition to the country's vicious militant regime. Because of her resistance to the brutality of the Burmese government, she has been under house arrest since 1989. She has endured failing health, vilification through the Burmese media, and cruel imprisonment in one of the world's most dreadful and inhumane jails. Suu Kyi has fought every hardship the junta could put her through, yet she has never once wavered from her position, never once advocated violence, and persevered in her message of peaceful resistance at all costs, earning her the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991, placing her among the likes of such renowned champions of peace as Gandhi, King, and Mandela. She is a truly heroic revolutionary. In Perfect Hostage, the most thorough biography of Suu Kyi to date, Justin Wintle tells both the story of the Burmese people and the story of an ordinary person who became a hero. No library descriptions found. |
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In a country where, as one UN senior official in Bangkok said, " just to turn your head can mean imprisonment or death", rose a woman who espoused democracy and human rights, a woman who returned to Burma, leaving her comfortable life in England, leaving her husband, her sons and her friends, in the knowledge that this was the time for her to take a stand for the people of Burma, to continue the work her father, assassinated General Aung San, started.
That she has remained under house arrest starting in 1989 and not executed like many other dissenters to the military government indicate the government's recognition that this woman the people call 'The Lady" was not someone they could make quietly disappear without an international outcry and repercussions.
The woman is Aung San Suu Kyi, and her amazing story through letters, speeches and clandestine interview notes by many brave people of Burma, is well told in this book. You may not agree with how she chose to try and bring about unity, and you may not agree with her decision to choose to stay in Burma instead of being with her children, but you will admire the strength of character this Nobel Peace Prize winner displays even in the face of tremendous physical and psychological challenges. ( )