'Chinese intellectuals have a traditional duty, for which there is no equivalent in the West: to worry, to "take responsibility for all under heaven," to argue the question "What can we do with China?" In this "utterly absorbing gem of a book"(Library Journal), Perry Link conveys the worries besetting China's most prominent writers, journalists, scientists, professors, and dissident officials. Link creates "an invaluable opening onto China's best and brightest hearts and minds" (Kirkus Reviews), allowing the Chinese themselves to tell us why Beijing took to the streets in Spring 1989.
Perry Link is professor of Chinese language and literature at Princeton University and the author of several books on Chinese literature and culture.' - Excerpt from the book cover.
Perry Link is professor of Chinese language and literature at Princeton University and the author of several books on Chinese literature and culture.' - Excerpt from the book cover.
Access level
Onsite
author
Location code
REF.LIP
Language
English
Publication/Creation date
1992
No of pages
321
ISBN / ISSN
0393310655
No of copies
1
Content type
monograph
Chapter headings
One: Social World
Two: Livelihood
Three: History
Four: Identity: Language and Ideology
Five: Identity within Groups
Six: Responsibility
Evening Chats In Beijing: Probing China's Predicament
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