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Book SynopsisAn authoritative history of the Chinese student movement for democracy which ended in tragedy in Tiananmen Square in the spring of 1989. An absorbing and meticulous account. —Jonathan Spence, Yale University
Trade ReviewA compelling account of a city full of rumors, excitement, and fear. -- William Winans * San Francisco Chronicle *
Vivid...right on the mark. -- Dori Jones Yang * Business Week *
By far the best treatment of the episode that I have seen. -- Nicholas R. Clifford * Commonwealth *
Closely packed, forthright, and clearly written...a highly convincing explanation of the social and economic roots of the political crisis. -- Gregor Benton, University of Wales, Cardiff * China Quarterly *
Feigon tells a story that combines both historical perspective with a personal eyewitness account...sure to enrich the understanding of the specialist in comparative politics as well as of the China expert. -- Allen S. Whiting, University of Arizona * Political Science Quarterly *
An absorbing and meticulous account. -- Jonathan D. Spence, Yale University; author of The Search for Modern China
