Synopses & Reviews
A riveting chronicle of Communist oppression and the struggle for democratic reform in China from 1976 to the present. Reveals some of the first details of the years following Tiananmen Square focusing on three leading figures in the democracy movement. Features narratives from scores of other key figures in the movement told in their own words.
Table of Contents
BOOK 1: REFORMERS.
Growing Up in the Big Storm.
Festival of the Dead.
The Thinking Generation.
The Frontiers of Gengshen.
Apprenticeships.
Going Independent.
Cracks in the Fabric.
The Blueprint Faction.
BOOK 2: TIANANMEN.
``A Planned Conspiracy.
Masters of the House.
Pushed to Center Stage.
State Secrets.
The Eclipse of Reason.
The Polish Disease.
Power Comes from the Barrel of a Gun.
BOOK 3: SCAPEGOATS.
``A Conspiratorial Clique.
Rest in a New Forest.
Crime and Punishment.
To Those Who Resist, Severity.
Petitioners.
Cast of Characters.
Index.