Description
A leading observer of Chinese literature, society, and politics lifts the veil on the culture wars that have raged between officials and dissidents in the period before and after the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.
About the Author
Geremie R.Barme is a senior research fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies at the Australian National University. He is the author of Shades of Mao: The Posthumous Career of a Great Leader and the editor of several books, including (with Linda Jaivin) New Ghosts. Old Dreams: Chinese Rebel Voices and (with John Minford) Seeds of Fire: Chinese Voices of Conscience. He has also translated two volumes of Chinese essays and was a coauthor of and advisor for the documentary film The Gate of Heavenly Peace.
Reviews
Barme knows China well [and] has occasionally feuded with Chinese cultural icons... Here, he surveys the cultural warfare since the reform era began in 1978 and emphasizes the way a rich counterculture has flowered despite the authorities'deep misgivings and periodic purges. -- Nicholas D. Kristof New York Times Book Review A factual look at a cultural revolution that is happening without artist or government realizing it. -- Joe Collins Booklist
Book Information
ISBN 9780231106153
Author Geremie R. Barme
Format Paperback
Page Count 512
Imprint Columbia University Press
Publisher Columbia University Press