Preface to the New Edition
Introduction
ch. 1. We are still prisoners in our own country
ch. 2. Running away is not going to solve any problems
ch. 3. Truth is a powerful weapon
ch. 4. Working for democracy
ch. 5. It still surprises me that people think of me as an important person
ch. 6. Each country is linked to the others through the bonds of humanity
ch. 7. Saints are sinners who go on trying
ch. 8. I never learned to hate my captors
ch. 9. Violence is not the right way
ch. 10. Nobody can humiliate me but myself
ch. 11. We only have ourselves to rely on
ch. 12. The courage to face yourself
ch. 13. To learn the power of the powerless
Appendix A : A conversation with U Gambira
Appendix B : A conversation with U Kyi Maung
Appendix C : A conversation with U Tin U
Chronology of key events
Burma related links
About Alan Clements.