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Autore |
Cunningham Philip J |
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Titolo |
Tiananmen moon [[electronic resource] ] : inside the Chinese student uprising of 1989 / / Philip J. Cunningham |
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Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-49734-0 |
9786612497346 |
0-7425-6674-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (319 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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College students - China - Beijing |
Student movements - China - Beijing - History - 20th century |
Foreign correspondents - China - Beijing - History - 20th century |
China History Tiananmen Square Incident, 1989 |
Beijing (China) Biography |
Tian'an Men (Beijing, China) History 20th century |
Beijing (China) Social life and customs 20th century |
China History Tiananmen Square Incident, 1989 Press coverage |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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I: New moon -- In search of the real China -- The new May fourth spirit -- Ten thousand bicycles -- II: Waxing moon -- Hunger strike -- Laying claim to the square -- Looking for Gorbachev -- Working-class heroes -- Rising tide of rebellion -- Everyone an emperor -- Breaking the fast -- III: Waning moon -- Martial law -- Provincial vagabonds -- Egg on the face of Mao -- Tiananmen headquarters -- Radical camp -- Last will and testament -- Clandestine interview -- Going underground -- Midnight rendezvous -- IV: No moon -- Troops are coming -- Of tanks and men -- Eve of destruction -- The sky is crying. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This compelling book provides a vivid first-hand account of the student demonstrations and violent crackdown in Tiananmen Square in 1989. Uniquely placed as a Western observer drawn into active participation through Chinese friends in the uprising, Philip J Cunningham offers a |
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