A reconsideration of contemporary Chinese society and politics since the Tiananmen Square massacre in June 1989. The book emphasizes the need to understand the vital role that a culture plays in shaping political action.
This 1970 memorial volume is a tribute to the wide range of Victor Purcell's scholarly interests, especially on the Chinese people and their history and civilisation, by friends, colleagues and former pupils. It aims primarily to acknowledge his work as a scholar and focuses on insurrection, immigration and trade in China and South-east Asia.
"On October 7, 1959, the Chinese People's Liberation Army invaded the heartland of Tibet, annexing it as a western province of the newly established People's Republic of China. Since then more than a million Tibetans - 20% of the population - are believed to have perished by starvation, execution, and imprisonment. Many thousands more, including Tibet's spiritual and political leader, the 14th …
The new edition of this established work on modern Chinese history has been updated and expanded to take into account the dramatic changes of recent years.
Presents a revised account of the revolution of 1966-1969 - Examines the social and political consequences of the upheaval - Deng Xiaoping - Democracy movement - Tienamnen Incident - Mao Zedong - The hundred flowers - Great Leap Forward
An expansion and recasting of the observations made by 9 members of the Yomiuri Task Force who visited Communist China in 1966 and 1967