Why read Fifty Years in the Karen Revolution in Burma?

Book cover of Fifty Years in the Karen Revolution in Burma: The Soldier and the Teacher

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Fifty Years in the Karen Revolution in Burma is about commitment to an ideal, individual survival and the universality of the human experience. A memoir of two tenacious souls, it sheds light on why Burma/Myanmar's decades-long pursuit for a peaceful and democratic future has been elusive. Simply put, the aspirations…

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1 author picked Fifty Years in the Karen Revolution in Burma as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Zoya Phan

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I knew Saw Ralph and Naw Sheera when we were in Manerplaw, which used to be the headquarters of the Karen resistance, in Burma. As a little girl, I often followed my mother Nant Kyin Shwe to her workplace and remembered seeing Naw Sheera in the office of the Karen Women's Organisation. When I read her book, it reminds me of all the places and the people, and my beautiful childhood in, Kawthoolei, Burma.

From Zoya's list on The best books about the Karen and human rights that inspire me.