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    "description": "<p>She was a heroine of our time, a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, a symbol of supreme courage in the face of tyranny. Then, in 2010, Burma\u2019s generals opened the door a chink: Aung San Suu Kyi was released from house arrest, and her country began to change.</p><p>Suu Kyi\u2019s acclaimed biographer, Peter Popham, describes what happened next. Travelling across the country, meeting aristocrats, monks and politicians, freedom fighters, punks and rebels, he shows how hope has slowly returned to the lives of ordinary Burmese. He also examines the fate of the hill tribes, and how the world\u2019s politicians and businessmen are striving for influence.</p><p>But with greater openness, long-suppressed prejudices have burst into the open: intolerant Buddhist preachers have whipped up the latent hostility of the Burmese against people of other races and beliefs, especially the Muslim Rohingya.</p><p>When Aung San Suu Kyi was elected to parliament, she began to negotiate with the military. Yet she has declined to take a firm stand on minority rights \u2013 to the dismay of many in the West. <i>The Lady and the Generals</i> offers a trenchant and compelling portrait of this fascinating country and asks where Burma and Suu Kyi herself \u2013 with her bravery, her brilliance and her limitations \u2013 are heading next.</p><p><b><u>Praise for <i>The Lady and the Peacock:</i></u></b></p><p><b>'What a gift to our world and what a splendid telling of [Aung San Suu Kyi's life]. We are deeply indebted to Peter Popham for such a superb account' - Archbishop Desmond Tutu</b></p><p><b>'Sensitive and moving' - <i>Sunday Times</i></b></p><p><b>'Beautifully written and compelling in every aspect' - Joanna Lumley</b></p><p><b>'Warm and objective...will not be bettered for a long time' - <i>Independent on Sunday</i></b></p>",
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