Justin Wintle

A portrait of the Burmese activist minister and non-violence advocate describes the factors that contributed to her house arrest in 1989, her work to promote non-aggressive civil resistance, and her receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991.

An updated version of the well-known Makers of Modern Culture. We get biographies of innovative, often very famous individuals active within the fields of the arts, politics, and more. The contributors include the editor, Justin Wintle, himself, as well as other writers, such as Samuel H. Beer, Bernard Crick, Valentine Cunningham, Anthony Flew, Valerie Grosvenor Myer, Michael Holroyd, Lucy Hughes-Hallett, Philip Larkin, Janet Montefiore, Blake Morrison, Susanna Roxman, Edward Seidensticker, Steven R. Serafin, C. H. Sisson, and Jon Stallworthy.

Tells the complete story of the ancient religion of Islam -- its origins, doctrines and worldwide political dimensions. Begins in the 7th century with Muhammad and continues up to the present day's turbulence in the Middle East.