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

In this play-by-play account of the elite politics that led to the military crackdown during the 1989 Tiananmen protests, 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.

• | By (Author): Yang Su (University of California, Irvine) (Author)
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Mar 02, 2023
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 330 pages
• | Language: NULL
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 1009100769
• | ISBN-13: 9781009100762