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Cargando... Tiananmen 1989: Our Shattered Hopes (edición 2020)por Lun Zhang (Autor), Adrien Gombeaud (Autor), Ameziane (Ilustrador)
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Follow the story of China's infamous June Fourth Incident-otherwise known as the Tiananmen Square Massacre-from the first-hand account of a young sociology teacher who witnessed it all. Over 30 years ago, on April 15th, 1989, the occupation of Tiananmen Square began. As tens of thousands of students and concerned Chinese citizens took to the streets demanding political reforms, the fate of China's communist system was unknown. When reports of soldiers marching into Beijing to suppress the protests reverberated across Western airwaves, the world didn't know what to expect. Lun Zhang was just a young sociology teacher then, in charge of management and safety service for the protests. Now, in this powerful graphic novel, Zhang pairs with French journalist and Asia specialist Adrien Gombeaud and artist Ameziane, to share his unvarnished memory of this crucial moment in world history for the first time. Providing comprehensive coverage of the 1989 protests that ended in bloodshed and drew global scrutiny, Zhang includes context for these explosive events, sympathetically depicting a world of discontented, idealistic, activist Chinese youth rarely portrayed in Western media. Many voices and viewpoints are on display, from Western journalists to Chinese administrators. Describing how the hope of a generation was shattered when authorities opened fire on protestors and bystanders, Tiananmen 1989 shows the way in which contemporary China shaped itself. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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I'm very wary about reading anything modern about China since I expect it to be either pro-CCP or anti-Chinese propaganda. However, this book feels as if it's being told by people who were actually a part of the pro-democracy student movement so it seems believable, at least to me. I was very young when this occurred but I still remember seeing these images playing across the evening news. I appreciate the nuanced explanation of how and why this particular pro-democracy movement started, especially the media's role at attempting to influence popular opinion. The book can be occasionally dense, but it's presented in a clear and concise way that doesn't bog down the narrative.
I think the thing that personally stuck out to me is the acknowledgement that revolutions are joyous, hopeful things, driven more by a desire to help everyone rather than an angry desire to overthrow the state. ( )