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Author : James A. R. Miles
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : 0472084518
From talking to the powerful in Beijing and the peasants in the countryside, an experienced journalist interprets China and its post-Deng future
Author : Orville Schell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : China
ISBN : 9780684804477
America's foremost chronicler of contemporary China brilliantly illuminates the new power structure, economic initiatives, and cultural changes that have transformed China since the Tianamen Square massacre of 1989. "A rich portrait, capturing a fascinating and perhaps fateful moment in China's long, turbulent history".--Arnold R. Isaacs, San Francisco Chronicle.
Author : Michel Cormier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 0864929021
Examines the struggle to bring democracy to China in the wake of the Tiananmen Square massacre.
Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1548893862
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the protests *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "Students, we came too late. We are sorry. You talk about us, criticize us, it is all necessary. The reason that I came here is not to ask you to forgive us. All I want to say is that students are getting very weak, it is the 7th day since you went on hunger strike, you can't continue like this. [...] You are still young, there are still many days yet to come, you must live healthy, and see the day when China accomplishes the four modernizations. You are not like us, we are already old, it doesn't matter to us any more." - Zhao Ziyang at Tiananmen Square. May 19, 1989. On June 5, 1989, a petrifying procession of Type 59 tanks with bright red stars emblazoned on the sides rolled down the eerily vacant streets of Chang'an Avenue, headed towards Tiananmen Square. Photographer Jeff Widener, along with the disorderly rabble of the media, public, and protesters, watched with bated breath, some from the sidelines, and some from the windows of buildings and nearby establishments. Suddenly, the buzz of panic turned into a chorus of disbelieving gasps. A man by his lonesome, dressed in a white cotton blouse and a pair of black slacks, casually strolled into the street, 2 shopping bags swinging in hand. Some were bewildered by the thought of the man foolishly attempting to cross the road at the worst possible time, but when this man deliberately stopped in the path of the tanks, there was a beat of stunned silence. The man, perhaps unaware of the thousands of eyes fixated on him, coolly stared down the tanks as their treads slowly grinded to a halt, one at a time. This iconic scene captured by Widener, dubbed the "Tank Man," has become one of the most widely recognizable photographs from the 20th century, an image that springs to mind at the mention of the infamous Tiananmen Square Incident of 1989. The Tank Man would become one of the most defining symbols of the cause - defiance against what the people deemed an oppressive higher power, shored up by the iron wills of this unidentified man and millions like him. That said, there is always far more than meets the eye - or the ear. Take Widener's photograph itself as just one example. Tank Man can be seen in front of 4 tanks, an image stirring enough on its own. Yet in another photographer's image, which shows a wider, almost bird's eye view of the scene, audiences can see a column of at least 14 tanks and counting. In the same spirit, beyond the electrifying chants and the dazzling colors brought forth by the sea of tents, banners, and headbands lies a darker and more complex story, one that spiraled out of control due to reasons both external and internal, leading to a grim and ghastly ending. Ironically, for those familiar with China, Tiananmen Square, a large city square in the center of Beijing, can be said to represent the essence of Chinese culture. In addition to the events of 1989, it has been the site of several important events in the country's history. It is characterized as being a vast open ground centered on and defined by a series of monuments constructed over a period of 500 years. Named after the Tiananmen gate, one that means the "Gate of Heavenly Peace," the square is located towards the north of the gate, separating it from the Forbidden City. Considered the fourth largest city square in the world, its dimensions are 440,000 square meters. The Tiananmen Square Massacre: The History and Legacy of the Chinese Government's Crackdown on the 1989 Protests examines the plight of the protesters, as well as the evolution, peak, and the bloody unraveling of their cause. Testimonies from not only protesters and eyewitnesses themselves, but the version of events from authorities, journalists, and soldiers are taken into account, giving more evidence to the reality that not everything is black-and-white.
Author : Tong Shen,Marianne Yen
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0472085573
An eyewitness account of Tiananmen Spring, available once again to commemorate the ten year anniversary of these historic events of China's recent past
Author : Eric Fish
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1442248831
Eric Fish provides compelling portraits of young Chinese as they struggle to cope with the country's wrenching socioeconomic and demographic transition after years of lofty expectations. He deftly captures their hopes, disillusionment, and rebellion in a system that is scrambling to keep them in line as they increasingly refuse to conform.
Author : Belinda Kong
Publisher : Temple University Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05-04
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781439907603
An exciting analysis of the myriad literary effects of Tiananmen, Belinda Kong's Tiananmen Fictions Outside the Square is the first full-length study of fictions related to the 1989 movement and massacre. More than any other episode in recent world history, Tiananmen has brought a distinctly politicized Chinese literary diaspora into stark relief. Kong redefines Tiananmen's meaning from an event that ended in local political failure to one that succeeded in producing a vital dimension of contemporary transnational writing today. She spotlights key writers-Gao Xingjian, Ha Jin, Annie Wang, and Ma Jian-who have written and published about the massacre from abroad. Their outsider/distanced perspectives inform their work, and reveal how diaspora writers continually reimagine Tiananmen's relevance to the post-1989 world at large. Compelling us to think about how Chinese culture, identity, and politics are being defined in the diaspora, Tiananmen Fictions Outside the Square candidly addresses issues of political exile, historical trauma, global capital, and state biopower.
Author : Jean-Philippe Béja
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010-11-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136906848
The 1989 pro-democracy movement in China constituted a huge challenge to the survival of the Chinese communist state, and the efforts of the Chinese Communist party to erase the memory of the massacre testify to its importance. This consisted of six weeks of massive pro-democracy demonstrations in Beijing and over 300 other cities, led by students, who in Beijing engaged in a hunger strike which drew wide public support. Their actions provoked repression from the regime, which - after internal debate - decided to suppress the movement with force, leading to a still-unknown number of deaths in Beijing and a period of heightened repression throughout the country. This book assesses the impact of the movement, and of the ensuing repression, on the political evolution of the People’s Republic of China. The book discusses what lessons the leadership learned from the events of 1989, in particular whether these events consolidated authoritarian government or facilitated its adaptation towards a new flexibility which may, in time, lead to the transformation of the regime. It also examines the impact of 1989 on the pro-democracy movement, assessing whether its change of strategy since has consolidated the movement, or if, given it success in achieving economic growth and raising living standards, it has become increasingly irrelevant. It also examines how the repression of the movement has affected the economic policy of the Party, favoring the development of large State Enterprises and provoking an impressive social polarisation. Finally, Jean-Philippe Béja discusses how the events of 1989 are remembered and have affected China’s international relations and diplomacy; how human rights, law enforcement, policing, and liberal thought have developed over two decades.
Author : Louisa Lim
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 9780199347704
An NPR correspondent explains how the Tiananmen Square massacre changed China, and how China changed the events of that day by rewriting its own history.
Author : William Bell
Publisher : Seal Books
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2010-10-15
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780385674126
Seventeen-year-old Alex Jackson comes home from school to find that his father, a CBC news cameraman, wants to take him to China's capital, Beijing. Once there, Alex finds himself on his own in Tian An Men Square as desperate students fight the Chinese army for their freedom. Separated from his father and carrying illegal videotapes, Alex must trust the students to help him escape. Closely based on eyewitness accounts of the massacre in Beijing, Forbidden City is a powerful and frightening story.
Author : Robert L. Suettinger
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2004-05-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 081578208X
It has been thirteen years since soldiers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) raced into the center of Beijing, ordered to recover "at any cost" the city's most important landmark, Tiananmen Square, from student demonstrators. The U.S. and other Western countries recoiled in disgust after the horrific incident, and the relationship between the U.S. and China went from amity and strategic cooperation to hostility, distrust, and misunderstanding. Time has healed many of the wounds from those terrible days of June 1989, and bilateral strains have been eased in light of the countries' joint opposition to international terrorism. Yet China and U.S. remain locked in opposition, as strategic thinkers and military planners on both sides plot future conflict scenarios with the other side as principal enemy. Polls indicate that most Americans consider China an "unfriendly" country, and anti-American sentiment is growing in China. According to Robert Suettinger, the calamity in Tiananmen Square marked a critical turning point in U.S.-China affairs. In Beyond Tiananmen, Suettinger traces the turbulent bilateral relationship since that time, with a particular focus on the internal political factors that shaped it. Through a series of candid anecdotes and observations, Suettinger sheds light on the complex and confused decision-making process that affected relations between the U.S. and China between 1989 and the end of the Clinton presidency in 2000. By illuminating the way domestic political ideas, beliefs, and prejudices affect foreign policymaking, Suettinger reveals policy decisions as outcomes of complex processes, rather than the results of grand strategic trends. He also refutes the view that strategic confrontation between the superpowers is inevitable. Suettinger sees considerable opportunity for cooperation and improvement in what is likely to be the single most important bilateral relationship of the twenty-first century. He cautions, however
Author : Craig Calhoun
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2023-09-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780520920170
"We want neither gods nor emperors", went the words from the Chinese version of The Internationale. Students sang the old socialist song as they gathered in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in the Spring of 1989. Craig Calhoun, a sociologist who witnessed the monumental event, offers a vivid, carefully crafted analysis of the student movement, its complex leadership, its eventual suppression, and its continuing legacy.
Author : Harrison Evans Salisbury
Publisher : Little Brown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Beijing (China)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105081955333
Provides a firsthand account of the massacre in Tiananmen Square in 1989.
Author : Ann Kerns
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010-08-01
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780761363552
In this gripping story of a historic clash between repressive government forces and individuals seeking freedom, we'll explore the reasons that led students in China to defy authority. We'll learn the details of their demands and of the shattering events that followed when they took to the streets to press for their civil rights. "In the blink of an eye, the tank was approaching the sidewalk and closing in on me. It seemed as if the barrel of its gun was inches from my face. I could not dodge it in time."―Fang Zheng, a student demonstrator at Tiananmen Square In the spring of 1989, university students in Beijing grabbed world headlines with a courageous stand against decades of Communist authoritarian rule in China. Thousands and then millions of students and workers from all over China gathered on the city's Tiananmen Square to support demands for democracy, clean government, and increased personal freedoms. China's premier, Li Peng, and his supporters wanted to crush the demonstration, and the government declared martial law on May 12. The world watched as army tanks and troops reached the city center on June 2. Soldiers fired their guns as students struggled to flee. A single demonstrator captured international attention as viewers around the globe watched him face off against encroaching military tanks. The army was in control of Beijing, and thousands of demonstrators were killed, wounded, or arrested.
Author : Rowena Xiaoqing He
Publisher : Springer
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137438324
In the spring of 1989, millions of citizens across China took to the streets in a nationwide uprising against government corruption and authoritarian rule. What began with widespread hope for political reform ended with the People's Liberation Army firing on unarmed citizens in the capital city of Beijing, and those leaders who survived the crackdown became wanted criminals overnight. Among the witnesses to this unprecedented popular movement was Rowena Xiaoqing He, who would later join former student leaders and other exiles in North America, where she has worked tirelessly for over a decade to keep the memory of the Tiananmen Movement alive. This moving oral history interweaves He's own experiences with the accounts of three student leaders exiled from China. Here, in their own words, they describe their childhoods during Mao's Cultural Revolution, their political activism, the bitter disappointments of 1989, and the profound contradictions and challenges they face as exiles. Variously labeled as heroes, victims, and traitors in the years after Tiananmen, these individuals tell difficult stories of thwarted ideals and disconnection, but that nonetheless embody the hope for a freer China and a more just world.