The Life of Aung San Suu Kyi by Peter Popham

The Life of Aung San Suu Kyu by Peter Popham
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The Life of Aung San Suu Kyu by Peter Popham
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The Life of Aung San Suu Kyi by Peter Popham

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The Lady and the Peacock is a definitive account of Aung San Suu Kyi’s transformation from a scholar and mother living in Oxford to the iconic leader of Myanmar’s democracy movement. Peter Popham, a veteran foreign correspondent, uses his deep access to Myanmar to trace her life through the 1988 uprisings, her long years of house arrest, and her unwavering non-violent resistance against the military junta.

  • Author: Peter Popham

  • Full Title: The Lady and the Peacock: Aung San Suu Kyi and the Burma Struggle

  • Publisher: Rider (An imprint of Ebury Publishing / Random House)

  • Place of Publication: London, United Kingdom

  • Publication Date:  – 2011

  • Format: Soft cover – 446 pages – 23cm x 15cm

  • ISBN:  – 978-1846042492

  • Condition: Excellent

The Life of Aung San Suu Kyi by Peter Popham – The Lady and the Peacock

The book is praised for moving beyond the “saintly” image of Suu Kyi to show her as a pragmatic, iron-willed political leader. Popham provides a rich historical backdrop of the “Burma Struggle,” explaining the complex ethnic tensions and the legacy of her father, General Aung San, which shaped her destiny. It is both a personal portrait of a woman of immense courage and a political history of a nation’s fight for freedom.

2011 edition was written at a very specific “hinge point” in Myanmar’s history.

  • Timing: When Popham was finishing this manuscript, Aung San Suu Kyi had just been released from her final period of house arrest (November 2010).
  • The Narrative: Because of this, the 2011 edition captures a unique sense of international optimism. It focuses heavily on her 20 years of resistance and the sudden opening of the country.
  • The Symbolism: The “Peacock” in the title refers to the Fighting Peacock (Khun-theind-da), the symbol of the student unions and the NLD, representing the defiance of the Burmese people against military rule.

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