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Neither Gods nor Emperors: Students and the Struggle for Democracy in China [Paperback]

Craig Calhoun (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0520211618 | ISBN-13: 978-0520211612 | Publication Date: September 1, 1997

The words for the title of this text come from the Chinese students' version of a socialist song as they gathered in Tiananmen Square, Beijing in 1989. The author offers an analysis of the student movement, its complex leadership, suppression and continuing legacy.

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Paperback: 350 pages
Publisher: University of California Press (September 1, 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0520211618
ISBN-13: 978-0520211612
Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
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Through the winter and early spring of 1988-89, groups of young teachers and students gathered on Beijing's university campuses. Read the first page

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misty poets, senior intellectuals, long live democracy, provincial students, hunger strikers, autonomous students, protesting students, character poster, student protest movement, student protesters

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Tiananmen Square, Chai Ling, Cultural Revolution, Communist Party, Wang Dan, Shen Tong, Zhao Ziyang, Deng Xiaoping, People's Daily, May Fourth, Hong Kong, Goddess of Democracy, People's Republic, Dialogue Delegation, United States, Yellow River, Fang Lizhi, Great Hall of the People, Hou Dejian, People's University, Chang'an Boulevard, Protect Tiananmen Headquarters, Forbidden City, Liu Binyan, Liu Xiaobo

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