Het leven van Aung San Suu Kyi is diepgaand gevormd door de nalatenschap van haar vader, een nationale held van Birma, en haar eigen onwrikbare inzet voor de geweldloze strijd voor democratie en mensenrechten. Na haar terugkeer naar Birma in 1988 om voor haar zieke moeder te zorgen, werd ze een centrale figuur in het verzet tegen de militaire dictatuur. Haar vastberadenheid en standvastigheid, ondanks lange periodes van huisarrest, hebben haar natie geïnspireerd en zijn een symbool van hoop geworden voor het herstel van burgerlijk bestuur en vrijheid. Haar visie voor Birma is geworteld in de principes van vrede en gerechtigheid.
Aung San Suu Kyi, a human rights activist and leader of Burma's National League for Democracy, has been under house arrest since 1989. This collection of her writings expresses her hopes and fears for her people.
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.
Reveals the impact of political decisions on the people of Burma, from the terrible cost to the children of imprisoned dissidents - allowed to see their parents for only fifteen minutes every fortnight - to the effect of inflation on the national diet and of state repression on traditions of hospitality.
Aung San Suu Kyi is known for her courageous stand for democracy and human rights inside Burma (now Myanmar).
In this work, outspoken business leader Anita Roddick brings together the voices of some of the most prominent authorities on the phenomenon of Globalization, including Susan George, David Korten and Naomi Klein. Full of images, this book gets right to the heart of the issue, exploding the myths that would have us believe Globalization is a force for good. Covering aspects of the subject as diverse as human rights, the environment, international finance, health, the food we eat and trade, the book combines medium-length articles with quotes, case notes and interviews. This book constitutes a call to action, showing how each and every one of us can take on the corporate.
Una raccolta di scritti di Aung San Sun Kyi, la coraggiosa dissidente birmana - Premio Nobel per la Pace 1991 - nuovamente incarcerata dal regime al potere nella primavera 2003, insieme con l'intero gruppo dirigente del suo partito. Il ritratto di un personaggio straordinario, guida elettiva di un popolo del Terzo Mondo nel difficile cammino verso la libertà e l'autodeterminazione.
