Deadly Decision in Beijing

ISBN-13: 9781009114202 / Miękka / 2023

Irvine) Su Yang (University of California

Opis

A play-by-play account of the elite politics that led to the military crackdown during the 1989 Tiananmen protests in China.

Recenzje

'a lively narrative' Andrew J. Nathan, Foreign Affairs

Spis treści

1. Introduction: a decision to kill; Part I. Party-state Leadership in the Deng Era: 2. The coming of the Deng Era: 1976–1987; 3. The fate of two successors: 1980–April 15, 1989; Part II. Elite Politics and the Making of the Tiananmen Protest: 4. Early response and the growth of the protest: April 15–April 26, 1989; 5. Where was Deng Xiaoping? April 15–May 11, 1989; 6. How a moderate approach failed: April 26–May 17, 1989; Part III. The Decision for Military Intervention: 7. Was it a revolution? April 15–June 3, 1989; 8. The martial law decision: May 13–May 19, 1989; 9. Military operation as symbolic display of power: June 3–June 4, 1989; Part IV. The Political Impact: 10. Deng's long game: 1989–1992; 11. Conclusion: Tiananmen and China's communist authoritarianism.