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Yu Jie <1973-> |
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Titolo |
Steel gate to freedom : the life of Liu Xiaobo / / Yu Jie ; translated by HC Hsu |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2015] |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (262 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Political prisoners - China |
Dissenters - China |
Nobel Prize winners |
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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 bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Foreword; 1 The Young Boy on the Black Soil; 2 Beijing Stories; 3 The Black Hand of Tiananmen; 4 Start from Zero; 5 One Man's War; 6 Final Warning: Charter 08; 7 Liu Xia; 8 Nobel: A Crown of Thorns; Timeline; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author and the Translator |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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<span><span>Chinese activist Liu Xiaobo-awarded the Nobel Peace Prize while serving an eleven-year prison sentence-has helped shatter longstanding barriers to freedom of organization and expression in China. This biography, written by one of his closest friends, retraces Liu Xiaobo's inspiring life, from his childhood years to his current imprisonment. </span></span><br /><span><span> </span></span> |
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