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Informationen zum Autor By Philip J Cunningham Klappentext The twenty-fifth anniversary edition of this book is now available. This compelling book provides a vivid first-hand account of the student demonstrations and violent crackdown in Tiananmen Square in 1989. Uniquely placed as a Western observer drawn into active participation through Chinese friends in the uprising, Philip J Cunningham offers a remarkable day-by-day account of Beijing students desperately trying to secure the most coveted political real estate in China in the face of ever more daunting government countermoves. He brings to life the story of the demonstrations, from the tentative early marches to the huge outpouring of support, from the hunger strikes and jostling for influence among student leaders, to the senseless bloody crackdown. This remarkable testament to a searing month that changed China forever serves witness to the rise and fall of an uprising, capturing the plaintive and lyrical beauty of a dream that endures and continues to haunt the country today. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: New MoonMay 3: In Search of the Real ChinaMay 4: The New May Fourth SpiritMay 10: Ten Thousand BicyclesPart II: Waxing MoonMay 13: Hunger StrikeMay 14: Laying Claim to the SquareMay 15: Looking for GorbachevMay 16: Working-Class HeroesMay 17: Rising Tide of RebellionMay 18: Everyone an EmperorMay 19: Breaking the FastPart III: Waning MoonMay 20: Martial LawMay 22: Provincial VagabondsMay 23: Egg on the Face of MaoMay 24: Tiananmen HeadquartersMay 26: Radical CampMay 28: Last Will and TestamentMay 28: Clandestine InterviewMay 28: Going UndergroundMay 28: Midnight RendezvousPart IV: No MoonJune 2: Troops Are ComingJune 3: Of Tanks and MenJune 3: Eve of DestructionJune 4: The Sky Is Crying
