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Summary: history is messier than in history books.
Review: If you think the student demonstration a Tiananmen Square in 1989 that ended with tanks rolling in was mainly to promote democracy, in the sense of people voting for leaders, you really need to read this book. the situation was a lot messier than the way it was presented in television enws clips and newspaper articles. This book is a unique look at social change and what's involved from multiple viewpoints. The protest, like any political action was based on emotion, economics, and the unique society it was born in, as well as logic. Dingxin Zhao explains each aspect including questions that are often argued about and things essential, but ignored. Who led the student movement? The answer varied from day to day and sometimes hour to hour. The government's lack of understanding of what caused it changed the demonstration while it was going on. Here's an essential no one else talks about: the cash cost of the tents and food, water and sanitation for 200,000 people occupying the largest public square in the world. It isn't light reading because the author keeps firing new ways to look at what happened at the reader, but that's what keeps one fascinated.
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Summary: history is messier than in history books.
Review: If you think the student demonstration a Tiananmen Square in 1989 that ended with tanks rolling in was mainly to promote democracy, in the sense of people voting for leaders, you really need to read this book. the situation was a lot messier than the way it was presented in television enws clips and newspaper articles. This book is a unique look at social change and what's involved from multiple viewpoints. The protest, like any political action was based on emotion, economics, and the unique society it was born in, as well as logic. Dingxin Zhao explains each aspect including questions that are often argued about and things essential, but ignored. Who led the student movement? The answer varied from day to day and sometimes hour to hour. The government's lack of understanding of what caused it changed the demonstration while it was going on. Here's an essential no one else talks about: the cash cost of the tents and food, water and sanitation for 200,000 people occupying the largest public square in the world. It isn't light reading because the author keeps firing new ways to look at what happened at the reader, but that's what keeps one fascinated.
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Summary: Excellent and complete account of the Tiananmen disaster
Review: Professor Zhao's book is an indispensable account of the tragic events surrounding the 1989 Chinese student movement. The book is not overly academic, which is to say that any reader will is capable of comprehending the political and societal factors that contributed to the movement's chaotic ending. As a former student of his, his research is well-founded, his writing is precise, and his explanations are thorough and convincing. Overall, a great read!
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Summary: Excellent and complete account of the Tiananmen disaster
Review: Professor Zhao's book is an indispensable account of the tragic events surrounding the 1989 Chinese student movement. The book is not overly academic, which is to say that any reader will is capable of comprehending the political and societal factors that contributed to the movement's chaotic ending. As a former student of his, his research is well-founded, his writing is precise, and his explanations are thorough and convincing. Overall, a great read!
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