The Iron Road: A Stand for Truth and Democracy in Burma
- ISBN-10
- 0865476373
- ISBN-13
- 9780865476370
- Series
- The Iron Road
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 397
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Author
- James Mawdsley
Description
Imprisoned in Burma after staging a one-man protest about the wrongful house arrest of Burmese Nobel laureate, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the author recounts his experiences in jail where he was tortured and interrogated, detailing how he turned his incarceration into a battle of wits, in a powerful account of one man's courage and determination. Original.
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