The Struggle for Tiananmen: Anatomy of the 1989 Mass Movement

by Nan Lin

This work examines the environment and events of the spring 1989 Tiananmen Square tragedy. The author argues that the mass movement, which climaxed in Beijing, can be understood only if attention is given to the external environment that provided both opportunities and constraints to the interactions of participating groups, to the shifting participants and their goals and interests, and to the historical and cultural factors which guided the behavior...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275936562
• ISBN13: 9780275936563
• Release Date: December 1992
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"