Deadly Decision in Beijing: Succession Politics, Protest Repression, and the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre - Hardcover

Su, Yang

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9781009100762: Deadly Decision in Beijing: Succession Politics, Protest Repression, and the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre
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ISBN 10: 1009100769 ISBN 13: 9781009100762
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2023

Synopsis

More than three decades after 1989, historical materials are now available for understanding the Tiananmen protests in a new light. In a play-by-play account of the elite politics that led to the military crackdown, Yang Su addresses the repression of the protest in the context of political leadership succession. He challenges conventional views that see the military intervention as a necessary measure against a revolutionary mobilization. Beneath the political drama, Deadly Decision in Beijing explores the authoritarian regime's perpetual crisis of leadership transition and its impact on popular movements.

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About the Author

Yang Su is Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Irvine and a scholar of social movements, revolution, and political violence. His book Collective Killings in Rural China during the Cultural Revolution was a winner of the Barrington Moore Book Award and an Honourable Mention of the Charles Tilly Book Award of the American Sociological Association.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2023
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1009100769
ISBN 13 
9781009100762
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
330
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