Aung San and the Struggle for Burmese Independence

Name: Aung San and the Struggle for Burmese Independence
Brand: University of Washington Press
SKU: 9789747551549-G
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Aung San, the "architect of Burma's freedom," was one of the most important political figures in the history of Burma's struggle for independence. Beginning as a student leader and activist in the 1930s, Aung San went on to assume prominent leadership positions in Burma's nationalist movement. At the beginning of World War II, he organized a clandestine trip to Japan in search of funds and military training in order to fight against British imperialism, but his close-knit group Thirty Comrades found it necessary to resist not only the British, but also the Japanese. In the postwar years, Aung San became Burma's chief negotiator for independence from Britain, focusing much of his energy on promoting cooperation and unity among Burma's many ethnic groups. Aung San's tragic assassination in 1947 at the age of 32 denied him the privilege of seeing his country claim the freedom and unity to which he had dedicated his life.

This well-researched and readable history sets the life of Aung San squarely in the context of Burma's historic struggle for freedom. Photographs and texts of documents written by Aung San enliven the account.

Product details

Binding:: Paperback
Number of Pages:: 284
Release Date:: 2002-03-01
Publication Date:: 2001-09-01
Publisher:: University of Washington Press
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 9747551543
ISBN13:: 9789747551549
Weight:: 399 g
Height:: 146 cm
Width:: 215 cm
Thickness:: 17 cm

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