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Perfect Hostage
Perfect Hostage
paperback
Published:
5 April, 2007
paperback
Published:
5 April, 2007
Description
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is one of the world's most renowned freedom fighters and advocates of non-violence, having served as the figurehead for Burma's struggle for democracy since 1988. Recipient of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize, Aung San Suu Kyi has dedicated her life to the liberation of her country.
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780091796815 |
| ISBN10 | 0091796814 |
| Number Of Pages | 336 |
| Item Weight | 566 g |
| Product Dimensions | 152 x 28 x 231 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Hutchinson |
| Format | paperback |
| Edition | Airport / Ireland / Export ed |
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Author's Bio
Justin Wintle was educated at Stowe School and Magdalen College, Oxford, where he holds degrees in Modern History. The many books he has written include Romancing Vietnam- Inside the Boat Country, The VietNam Wars, Furious Interiors- Wales, R. S. Thomas and God and the Rough Guide histories of China, Islam and Spain. The most recent of several reference works he has compiled and edited is the two-volume New Makers of Modern Culture. He has been a regular contributor to the Financial Times, the Sunday Times and The Independent, and in 1998 he became the recipient of an Arts Council Writers' Award. He lives in London.