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Chinese Democracy and the Crisis of 1989 : Chinese and American Reflections
author
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Des Forges, Roger V.
publisher
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State University of New York Press
isbn10 | asin
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0791412709
print isbn13
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9780791412701
ebook isbn13
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9780585060118
language
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English
subject
China--Politics and government--1976- , China--History--Tiananmen Square Incident, 1989.
publication date
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1993
lcc
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DS779.2.C46 1993eb
ddc
:
951.05/8
subject
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China--Politics and government--1976- , China--History--Tiananmen Square Incident, 1989.
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Chinese Democracy and the Crisis of 1989
Chinese and American Reflections
Roger V. Des Forges Luo Ning Wu Yen-bo
State University of New York Press
Page iv
Calligraphy by Ying-shih Yu
Published by State University of New York Press, Albany
1993 State University of New York
All rights reserved
Printed in the United States of America
No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.
For information, address State University of New York Press, State University Plaza, Albany, NY 12246
Production by M. R. Mulholland Marketing by Bernadette LaManna
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Chinese democracy and the crisis of 1989: Chinese and American reflections / edited by Roger V. Des Forges, Luo Ning, Wu Yen-bo. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0791412695 (alk. paper). ISBN 0791412709 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. ChinaPolitics and government1976 2. ChinaHistory Tiananmen Square Incident, 1989. I. Des Forges, Roger V. II. Luo, Ning. III. Wu, Yen-bo, 1957 DS779.2.C46 1993 951.05'8dc209145279 CIP
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To all those who struggled and sacrificed in 1989 to make China a more democratic society
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CONTENTS
Introduction
1
I. Historical Perspectives
1. The Formation and Characteristics of China's Existing System
Su Shaozhi
9
2. Democracy in Chinese History
Roger V. Des Forges
21
3. Civil Society and Public Sphere in Modern Chinese History
David Strand
53
4. Political and Ideological Origins of the Crisis
Xu Luo and Luo Ning
87
5. The Social Origins and Limits of the Democratic Movement
Mark Selden
107
II. The Rise and Demise of the Movement
6. The Dilemmas of Participation in the Political Reform of China, 19861988
Wu Guoguang
135
7. A Review of China's Economic Problems: The Industrial Sector
Wang Xiaodong
149
8. Student Organization in the Movement
Josephine M. T. Khu
161
9. From a Pillar of Continuity to a Force for Change: Chinese Workers in the Movement
Shaoguang Wang
177
10. Why the People's Army Fired on the People
Andrew Scobell
191
11. Democratic Transition in China: A Comparative Examination of a Deified Idea
Xiaoxing Han
223
Page viii
III. Culture, Values, and the Media
12. The Rhetoric of River Elegy: From Cultural Criticism to Social Act
Edward Gunn
247
13. The Performance of the Chinese Media During the Beijing Spring
Michael J. Berlin
263
14. The People's Daily and the Epiphany of Press Reform
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