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Culture and Politics in China - An Anatomy of Tiananmen Square (Paperback)
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Culture and Politics in China - An Anatomy of Tiananmen Square (Paperback)
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As the world watched the crumbling away of communist regimes in
Eastern Europe, the pro-democracy movement in China was dealt a
severe blow in June of 1989. Also referred to as the June 4th
Incident, the Tiananmen Square protest included students,
intellectuals, and workers demanding democratic reforms and social
change. To break up the escalating protest armed soldiers stormed
the square killing close to two hundred demonstrators and injuring
thousands more. Culture and Politics in China explores the events,
trends, and tendencies that led to the student demonstrations. This
volume objectively presents a wide range of information permitting
readers a comprehensive understanding of the circumstances that
culminated on the events of June 4, 1989. Documents include
eyewitness accounts by student leaders Chai Ling and Wu'er Kaixi,
the speeches of Deng Xiaoping and Yang Shangkun justifying the use
of force, analysis of the events by the Marxist theorist Su
Shaozhi, the writings of young intellectuals Yan Jiaqi, Liu Xiaobo,
and others. Selections include essays on the May Fourth Movement of
1919 and the television documentary, the "Yellow River Elegy" which
question the Chinese cultural tradition. Leading political
scientists contribute to this volume. Lee presents an analysis of
the role of Deng Xiaoping in the events at Tiananmen Square, and
his views on the Chinese Communist party-state and the
pro-democracy movement King Tsao, who was at the square, views the
demonstrations as a form of civil disobedience and dissent against
the party-state. He gives an eyewitness account and a contextual
analysis of some of the events and underlying themes. Steven Mark,
a journalist, presents an analysis of the various roles of both the
Chinese and Western press, beginning with their role in shaping
public opinion before the demonstrations and continuing as the
media scrambled to cover China's biggest news story since the
communist takeover in 1949. Those who are interested in present and
future developments in the world's most populous nation will find
this volume indispensable.
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