Perfect Hostage: A Life of Aung San Suu Kyi.(Brief article)(Book review)

From: Contemporary Review | Date: March 22, 2008 | Copyright information

Perfect Hostage: A Life of Aung San Suu Kyi. Justin Wintle. Hutchinson. [pounds sterling]18.99. xxix + 450 pages. ISBN 978-0-091-79651-8. Since 1988, when Aug San Suu Kyi began her protest at military rule, she has been the most famous protestor and later prisoner of conscience in the world. Her haunting good looks, her sex and the easy way in which she straddles Eastern and Western civilisations have made her stand out among protesters. (Until his death her husband was an English academic.) Born into a leading family (her father was one of the generals who helped to oust the ...

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