Retracing Steps at Beijing University, 1989-2019
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2134650 |
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| Authors | Philip J Cunningham, P Cunningham (Beijing University of Technology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2019-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Japan focus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1557-4660 • E-ISSN: 1557-4660 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1557466019015699 |
| OpenAlex | W4408501212 |
| Language | EN |
A retrospective tour of the haunts and hideouts of the 1989 Tiananmen student uprising would not be complete without a visit to Beijing University, known simply as Beida. Arguably the most prestigious university in China, Beida has long been home to creative thinkers and intellectual ferment ever since the days a young Mao Zedong worked in its associated library and literati such as Hu Shih and Lu Xun graced its grounds.In 1989 Beida was the fount of discussion and discontent that spread to other campuses. Among Beijing colleges, it was the most distant from Tiananmen, but the Beida contingent always seemed to show up first
Beijing · China · Library science · Political science · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Communism, Protests, Social Movements · Computer Science · Digital Education and Society · Law
| Highly cited | No |
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