Popular Protest And Political Culture In Modern China: Learning From 1989

by Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom, Elizabeth J. Perry

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.

Genres: China, History

300 pages, Hardcover

First published December 11, 1991

About the author

Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom, a Professor of History at the University of California, Irvine, is a modern Chinese social and cultural historian, with a strong interest in connecting China's past to its present and placing both into comparative and global perspective. He has taught and written about subjects ranging from gender to revolution, human rights to urban change.

His work has received funding from the Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation.

Reviews

[May Ling · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was one of the early collections of meaningful essays on China's socio political dilemmas.