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Neither Gods nor Emperors

Students and the Struggle for Democracy in China
By:Craig Calhoun
Publisher:University of California Press
Print ISBN:9780520211612
eText ISBN:9780520920170
Edition:1
Copyright:1996
Format:Reflowable

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"We want neither gods nor emperors", went the words from the Chinese version of The Internationale. Students sang the old socialist song as they gathered in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in the Spring of 1989. Craig Calhoun, a sociologist who witnessed the monumental event, offers a vivid, carefully crafted analysis of the student movement, its complex leadership, its eventual suppression, and its continuing legacy.