{"product_id":"9780008620967","title":"Aung San Suu Kyi: Politician, Prisoner, Parent","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003ePOLITICIAN • PRISONER • PARENT\u003cbr\u003eA portrait of one of the most charismatic, but unknown, world leaders\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and crusader for democracy\u003cbr\u003ein Myanmar, is once again behind bars. Her resounding victory at the polls, and re-election to office as civilian head of state, were overturned by the February 2021 military coup – a move with ruinous consequences.\u003cbr\u003eAung San Suu Kyi has been here before. The first half of her political career was spent under house arrest. But this time she has been disappeared into prison in Naypyidaw, following an array of charges clearly calculated to keep her out of politics and out of sight for the rest of her life. This time she is caught in a zero-sum game.\u003cbr\u003eOnce deified by the international community for her advocacy of democracy and human rights, yet later vilified for her denial of the Burmese military’s genocidal campaign against the Rohingya, Aung San Suu Kyi’s image survives largely untarnished within Myanmar. Her supporters refer to her as ‘Amay Suu’ (Mother Suu). Heir to the political and spiritual legacy of her father, General Aung San, independence hero and martyr, she remains the lodestar of nationalist aspirations, and matriarch for a nation in distress.\u003cbr\u003eThis book tracks Aung San Suu Kyi’s transformation from daughter of a national hero to materfamilias of Myanmar, placing her firmly within the context of the Burmese Buddhist notions of nationhood and motherhood and explaining her continuing role as the figurehead of the nation’s struggles. The result is a unique portrait of a living legend, rendered by a compatriot and contemporary, the novelist Wendy Law-Yone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePOLITICIAN\u003cbr\u003eDecades spent spearheading the fight for democracy in Myanmar – following her father Aung San’s legacy as founder of the modern Burmese nation.\u003cbr\u003ePRISONER\u003cbr\u003eHaving already spent half\u003cbr\u003eher political career under house arrest, in December 2022, Aung San Suu Kyi\u003cbr\u003ewas sentenced to 33 years\u003cbr\u003ein prison.\u003cbr\u003ePARENT\u003cbr\u003eTo her exiled family and\u003cbr\u003ea nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWendy Law-Yone's non-fiction biography of Aung San Suu Kyi offers a deep dive into the history of Southeast Asia. It's a top choice for anyone seeking to understand the complexities of the 21st century's political climate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Helen Czerski (Blue Machine), Peter Frankopan (The First Crusade), Katja Hoyer (Beyond the Wall), Rory Stewart (The Places In Between), and Oliver Bullough (The Last Man in Russia).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarperCollins 2023\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wendy Law-Yone, Read by Ragini Kapil","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889077604501,"sku":"9780008620967","price":14.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008620967_417e9f81-dae4-4350-860e-29eb312e11a7.jpg?v=1776888324","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008620967","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}