Table of Contents

PROLOGUE; Tian'anmen Square, 1989; 1. Flashpoint - Beijing, May Fourth, 1919; 2. Saving the Nation: the era of the May Fourth Movement; 3. Erasing the past: iconoclasm and the destruction of tradition; 4. Ugly Chinamen and Dead Rivers; 5. Making a stand: the lure and limits of democracy; EPILOGUE; The Legacy of May Fourth

About the Author

Rana Mitter is Lecturer in the History and Politics of Modern China at the University of Oxford, and a Fellow of St. Cross College. In addition to many books and journal articles, Mitter has contributed to documentaries on the History Channel and is involved in a forthcoming documentary on Kublai Khan.

Reviews

an impressive and inventively researched book Jonathan Fenby, FT Magazine