Table of Contents

Foreword, Preface, Acknowledgments, List of Documentary Sources and Abbreviations, PART I: SUMMER 1988-SPRING 1989 The Ferment Before the “Turmoil”: Economic Crisis, Social Change, Cultural Disintegration, and Political Stagnation, PART II: APRIL 15-APRIL 27: The Movement Begins: Hu Yaobang’s Death Sparks Mass Demonstrations, PART III: APRIL 28-MAY 12 The Conflict Escalates as the Students Defend Their Patriotism, PART IV: MAY 12-MAY 19 The Hunger Strike: From Protest to Uprising, PART V: MAY 19-JUNE 3 Sliding Toward Tragedy: Martial Law, PART VI: JUNE 3-JUNE 4 The Beijing Massacre and Its Aftermath, Bibliography, Index

About the Author

Suzanne Ogden, Kathleen Hartford, Nancy Sullivan, David Zweig