Tiananmen moon, inside the Chinese student uprising of 1989, Philip J Cunningham
Type
Label
Tiananmen moon, inside the Chinese student uprising of 1989, Philip J Cunningham
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Tiananmen moon
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
870286252
Responsibility statement
Philip J Cunningham
Series statement
Asian voices
Sub title
inside the Chinese student uprising of 1989
Summary
This compelling book, now in a revised and expanded anniversary edition, 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 remarkable day-by-day account of Beijing students desperately trying to secure the most coveted political real estate in China in the face of ever-more daunting government countermoves
Table Of Contents
Part I: New Moon -- May 3 (AM): Blue Skies over Tiananmen -- May 3 (PM): In Search of the Real China -- May 4 (AM): The New May Fourth Spirit -- May 4 (PM): Running with Rebels -- May 10 (AM): Ten Thousand Bicycles -- May 10 (PM): People's Daily -- Part II: Waxing Moon -- May 13 (AM): Democracy Walls -- May 13 (PM): Hunger Strike -- May 14 (AM): Sun and Stars -- May 14 (PM): Overnight Vigil -- May 15 (AM): Food for Fasters -- May 15 (PM): Looking for Gorbachev -- May 16: Working-Class Heroes -- May 17: Rising Tide of Rebellion -- May 18 (AM): Water Strike -- May 18 (PM): Criminal Elements -- May 19 (AM): The New Red Guards -- May 19 (PM): Breaking the Fast -- Part III: Waning Moon -- May 20: Martial Law -- May 22: Provincial Vagabonds -- May 23: Egg on the Face of Mao -- May 24: Tiananmen Headquarters -- May 26: Radical Camp -- May 27: BBC Does the Countryside -- May 28: Last Will and Testament -- May 28: Clandestine Interview -- May 28: Going Underground -- May 28: Midnight Rendezvous -- May 29: The Goddess -- Part IV: No Moon -- June 2 (Night): Troops Are Coming -- June 3 (Morning): Behind the Great Hall -- June 3 (Evening): Point of No Return -- June 3 (Night): Of Tanks and Men -- June 3-4: Eve of Destruction -- June 4: The Sky Is Crying