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The legacy of Tiananmen Squ...
"More than 20 years after the Tiananmen Square uprising, Michel Cormier, CBC Television's former China correspondent, examines the still-born legacy of the Tiananmen Square student protests led by Wang Dan and other activists in the spring of 1989. With the loosening of restrictions on the Chinese economy in the 1980s and 1990s and the rise of the middle class, many observers thought that Western-style democracy would soon follow. Instead, China has adopted its own version, with a market-driven economy where actions that might call into question the decisions of the governing party are strictly forbidden. In this fascinating account, Cormier chronicles numerous failed attempts to bring democracy to China in the last century, starting with a handful of brave souls who tried to move China towards a constitutional monarchy at the turn of the century and peaking with the student uprising of 1989. Using historical research (including surprising transcripts from Party meetings) and candid interviews with many of the dissidents -- some now living in exile, others under house arrest in China--Cormier tells the very human story of real people struggling for human rights and freedoms."--Publisher's website
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monografia Rebiun37971741 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun37971741 m o d cr un||||||||| 121114s2013 nkc ob 001 0 eng 1432913576 9780864927644 electronic bk.) 0864927649 electronic bk.) NLC 20129071641 81B8EA63-4C27-4AC8-8507-90E143E74F48 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com NLC eng pn NLC OCLCO OCLCF N$T YDXCP OCL OCLCQ TEFOD OCLCQ INT OCLCQ CANEL OCLCQ OCLCO INARC OCLCL NLC OCLKB HOPLA CLOUD OCLCO OCLCQ eng fre a-cc--- HIS 008000 bisacsh 951.05 23 af101fs lacc cci1icc lacc coll29 lacc Cormier, Michel 1957-) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJyWTbygRvjvGpHkwwC4v3 The legacy of Tiananmen Square Michel Cormier Fredericton, N.B. Goose Lane Editions 2013 Fredericton, N.B. Fredericton, N.B. Goose Lane Editions 1303 1 online resource 1 online resource Text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Translation of: Les héritiers de Tiananmen Includes bibliographical references and index Wang Juntao's exile -- Sun Yat-sen's unfinished dream -- Mao's democracy -- Wei Jingsheng's awakening -- Bao Tong's fall -- Wang Dan's shooting star -- Deng Xiaoping's victory -- Han Dongfang's perseverance -- Xi Jinping's China Access restricted to LAC onsite clients. Online access with authorization. star. CaOONL "More than 20 years after the Tiananmen Square uprising, Michel Cormier, CBC Television's former China correspondent, examines the still-born legacy of the Tiananmen Square student protests led by Wang Dan and other activists in the spring of 1989. With the loosening of restrictions on the Chinese economy in the 1980s and 1990s and the rise of the middle class, many observers thought that Western-style democracy would soon follow. Instead, China has adopted its own version, with a market-driven economy where actions that might call into question the decisions of the governing party are strictly forbidden. In this fascinating account, Cormier chronicles numerous failed attempts to bring democracy to China in the last century, starting with a handful of brave souls who tried to move China towards a constitutional monarchy at the turn of the century and peaking with the student uprising of 1989. Using historical research (including surprising transcripts from Party meetings) and candid interviews with many of the dissidents -- some now living in exile, others under house arrest in China--Cormier tells the very human story of real people struggling for human rights and freedoms."--Publisher's website HISTORY- Asia- China. Politics and government. China- Politics and government- 1949- Chine- Politique et gouvernement- 1949- China. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdCqh8h6hJY7PT6MQW4bd Canadian nonfiction History Political science