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Tiananmen moon : inside the Chinese student uprising of 1989 / Philip J. Cunningham.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Cunningham, Philip J.
Series:
Asian voices (Rowman and Littlefield, Inc.)
Asian voices
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
College students--China--Beijing--Biography.
College students.
Student movements--China--Beijing--History--20th century.
Student movements.
Foreign correspondents--China--Beijing--History--20th century.
Foreign correspondents.
China--History--Tiananmen Square Incident, 1989.
China.
Beijing (China)--Biography.
Beijing (China).
Tian'an Men (Beijing, China)--History--20th century.
Tian'an Men (Beijing, China).
Beijing (China)--Social life and customs--20th century.
China--History--Tiananmen Square Incident, 1989--Press coverage.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (319 p.)
Place of Publication:
Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2009.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
This compelling book provides a vivid first-hand account of the student demonstrations and violent crackdown in Tiananmen Square in 1989. Uniquely placed as a Western observer drawn into active participation through Chinese friends in the uprising, Philip J Cunningham offers a remarkable day-by-day account of Beijing students desperately trying to secure the most coveted political real estate in China in the face of ever more daunting government countermoves. He brings to life the story of the demonstrations, from the tentative early marches to the huge outpouring of support, from
Contents:
I: New moon
In search of the real China
The new May fourth spirit
Ten thousand bicycles
II: Waxing moon
Hunger strike
Laying claim to the square
Looking for Gorbachev
Working-class heroes
Rising tide of rebellion
Everyone an emperor
Breaking the fast
III: Waning moon
Martial law
Provincial vagabonds
Egg on the face of Mao
Tiananmen headquarters
Radical camp
Last will and testament
Clandestine interview
Going underground
Midnight rendezvous
IV: No moon
Troops are coming
Of tanks and men
Eve of destruction
The sky is crying.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
ISBN:
1-282-49734-0
9786612497346
0-7425-6674-9
OCLC:
397014561

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