| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 264 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
China policy series ; 17 |
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China policy series ; 17.
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| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1. June Fourth: Memory and ethics / Perry Link -- 2. The Chinese Communist Party and 4 June 1989: Or how to get out of it and get away with it / Michel Bonnin -- 3. The Impact of the June 4th Massacre on the Pro-Democracy Movement / Merle Goldman -- 4. The Chinese Liberal Camp in Post-4 June China / Feng Chongyi -- 5. Wang Xiaobo and the no longer silent majority / Sebastian Veg -- 6. The seeds of Tiananmen: Reflections on a growing Chinese Civil Rights Movement / Xiaorong Li -- 7. The practice of law as conscientious resistance: Chinese weiquan lawyers' experience / Eva Pils -- 8. The politicisation of China's law-enforcement and judicial apparatus / Willyiam -- 9. The enduring importance of police repression: Laojiao, the rule of law and Taiwan's alternative evolution / Margaret K. Lewis -- 10. The Impact of the Tiananmen Crisis on China's economic transition / Barry Naughton -- 11. The Tiananmen incident and the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong / Joseph Y.S. Cheng -- 12. How China managed to de-isolate itself on the international stage and re-engage the world after Tiananmen / Jean-Pierre Cabestan -- 13. China and international human rights: Tiananmen's paradoxical impact / Andrew J. Nathan -- 14. A shadow over Western democracies: China's political use of economic power / Guoguang Wu |
| Summary |
The 1989 pro-democracy movement in China constituted a huge challenge to the survival of the Chinese communist regime. This book assesses the impact of the movement, and of the ensuing repression on the political evolution of the People's Republic of C |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
HISTORY.
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Diplomatic relations
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Politics and government
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| SUBJECT |
China -- History -- Tiananmen Square Incident, 1989 -- Influence
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China -- Politics and government -- 1976-2002. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024175
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China -- Foreign relations.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024025
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| Subject |
China
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Béja, Jean-Philippe
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| ISBN |
9780203842607 |
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020384260X |
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