June Fourth: The Tiananmen Protests and Beijing Massacre of 1989

ISBN-13: 9781107657809 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 288 str.

Jeremy Brown

Opis

A vivid new social history of the Tiananmen protests, Beijing massacre, and nationwide crackdown of 1989.

Recenzje

'Brown's riveting writing takes readers to streets, provinces, and lives that bring the complexity and legacies of 1989 into sharper focus.' Jessica DiCarlo, Eurasian Geography and Economics

Spis treści

Part I. China's 1980s: 1. Happy; 2. Angry; 3. China's 1980s: Alternative Paths; Part II. The Tiananmen Protests: 4. The Tiananmen Protests as History; 5. Demands and Responses; 6. Backed into Corners; 7. Workers and Citizens; 8. Protests: Alternative Paths; Part III. Massacre: 9. The Beijing Massacre as History; 10. Authorized Force: Preparing to Clear the Square; 11. Permission to Open Fire; 12. Where Bullets Flew; 13. Inside the Square; 14. Victims; 15. The Massacre Continues; 16. Quiet Reckonings; 17. Massacre: Alternative Paths; Part IV. Nationwide: 18. Han versus Non-han; 19. Outside In; 20. Inside Out; 21. Rage; 22. Rural Actions and Reactions; 23. Alternative Paths Nationwide; Part V. The Aftermath: 24. The Purge as History; 25. 'Rioters'; 26. Don't call it a Yundong; 27. Going through the Motions; 28. Falsehoods and Defiance; 29. Aftermath: Alternative Paths; 30. The Future of June Fourth.