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The People's Republic of Amnesia - Tiananmen Revisited (Hardcover)
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The People's Republic of Amnesia - Tiananmen Revisited (Hardcover)
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Loot Price R534
Discovery Miles 5 340
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On June 4, 1989, People's Liberation Army soldiers opened fire on
unarmed civilians in Beijing, killing untold hundreds of people. A
quarter-century later, this defining event remains buried in
China's modern history, successfully expunged from collective
memory. In The People's Republic of Amnesia, NPR and former BBC
correspondent Louisa Lim charts how the events of June 4th changed
China, and how China changed the events of June 4th by rewriting
its own history. Lim reveals new details about those fateful days,
including how one of the country's most senior politicians lost a
family member to an army bullet, as well as the inside story of the
young soldiers sent to clear Tiananmen Square. She also introduces
us to individuals whose lives were transformed by the events of
Tiananmen Square, such as a founder of the Tiananmen Mothers, whose
son was shot by martial law troops; and one of the most important
government officials in the country, who post-Tiananmen became one
of its most prominent dissidents. And she examines how June 4th
shaped China's national identity, fostering a generation of young
nationalists, who know little and care less about 1989. For the
first time, Lim uncovers the details of a brutal crackdown in a
second Chinese city that until now has been a near-perfect case
study in the state's ability to rewrite history, excising the most
painful episodes. By tracking down eyewitnesses, discovering US
diplomatic cables, and combing through official Chinese records,
Lim offers the first account of a story that has remained untold
for a quarter of a century. The People's Rebulic of Amnesia is an
original, powerfully gripping, and ultimately unforgettable book
about a national tragedy and an unhealed wound.
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