Publisher's Synopsis
The 1989 Tiananmen crisis marked a crucial turning point for the PRC as unprecedented popular demonstrations triggered the rise of the conservative faction within the communist leadership and a brutal crackdown that horrified the international community. The contributors to this book analyze the wide-ranging effects of the crisis on the role of ideology; the party; the military; social and legal reform; economic reform;Taiwan and Hong Kong; and foreign relations. This volume should be of value to anyone interested in China, and in particular the future of Communism.