The People's Republic of Amnesia: Tiananmen Revisited
by Louisa Lim
Description
Through eyewitness testimony, archival records, and newly uncovered diplomatic material, this incisive work revisits the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown and its enduring impact on China. It explores how censorship, political repression, and official historical revision have suppressed public memory while reshaping national identity and political culture. Personal stories—from grieving families and former soldiers to officials and dissidents—reveal the human consequences of the tragedy and the ways it continues to shape lives decades later. Investigative and deeply reported, the book is both a history of a pivotal moment and an examination of the power of a state to control the past.
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paperback
Oxford University Press
Published May 5, 2014
281 pages
ISBN: 9780199347728
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First Published
2014
Language
eng
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