tiananmen square incident, 1989

Provides an insider's account of the student protests in Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989, and the Chinese government's refusal to officially acknowledge the event in order to protect the state's carefully constructed edifice of accepted history kept aloft by strict censorship, blatant falsehood, and willful forgetting.

Examines the Tiananmen Square Massacre in 1989, discussing the events that led to it, the actions of the students and the Chinese government, and its aftermath.

Photo essay and captions record the incident at Tiananmen Square in 1989.

An account of growing up in China, describing political restraints and political demonstrations starting in the mid-1980s.

Contends that economic prosperity in China has led to political instability creating wide gaps between economic classes, increases in corruption, and undermined the communist's base of power.

A collection of internal government and Communist Party documents that tell the story of the 1989 pro-democracy demonstrations in China's Tiananmen Square in the words of the leaders who made the decision to send in troops to crushthe movement.

An account of the pro-democracy movement in China's Tiananmen Square and its suppression.

A collection of essays from Chinese and American scholars focusing on the 1989 demonstrations for democratic reform in China, and their significance in connection with the country's political history.