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Aung San Suu Kyi : peaceful resistance to the Burmese military junta / Patrice Sherman.

By: Sherman, Patrice [author.].
Series: Peaceful protesters.Publisher: New York, NY, USA : Cavendish Square Publishing, ©2018Edition: First edition.Description: 112 pages : colored illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781502631107 (library bound).Subject(s): Aung San Suu Kyi -- Juvenile literature | Women political activists -- Burma -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | Women political prisoners -- Burma -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | Women Nobel Prize winners -- Burma -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | Democracy -- Burma -- Juvenile literature | Burma -- Politics and government -- 1988- -- Juvenile literatureAdditional physical formats: Online version:: Aung San Suu KyiDDC classification: 959.1054092 Sh55 2018
Contents:
The lady -- Burma: hope and struggle -- The path to leadership -- The long fight for freedom.
Summary: When Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 for working to bring democracy to Myanmar, she was unable to attend the ceremony held in her honor, she was under house arrest for the very work that earned her the prize. Ultimately, Suu Kyi spent fifteen years incarcerated, but her faith in peaceful resistance never wavered. This book explains the struggle to bring democracy to Myanmar, profiles Suu Kyi and her activism, and examines the complexity of her unfolding legacy. Reading Level: grade 9.; Interest Level: grades 9-12.
Item type Current location Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
General Reference General Reference College Library
General Reference Section 		GC GRef 959.1054092 Sh55 2018 (Browse shelf) Not for loan HNU000504
General Reference General Reference High School Library
General Reference Section 		GC GRef 959.1054092 Sh551 2018 (Browse shelf) Not for loan JHS000036

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The lady -- Burma: hope and struggle -- The path to leadership -- The long fight for freedom.

When Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 for working to bring democracy to Myanmar, she was unable to attend the ceremony held in her honor, she was under house arrest for the very work that earned her the prize. Ultimately, Suu Kyi spent fifteen years incarcerated, but her faith in peaceful resistance never wavered. This book explains the struggle to bring democracy to Myanmar, profiles Suu Kyi and her activism, and examines the complexity of her unfolding legacy. Reading Level: grade 9.; Interest Level: grades 9-12.

College of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Arts in Political Science

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