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Prisoner of the state the secret journal of Zhao Ziyang

A memoir produced from tapes the former Chinese premier recorded in secrecy during his sixteen years of house arrest discusses his efforts to stop the Tiananmen Square massacre and the need for China to adopt democratic reforms.

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  • "Prisoner of the state"@ja
  • "Secret journal of Zhao Ziyang"@en
  • "Secret journal of Zhao Ziyang"

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  • "Prisoner of the State is the story of the man who brought liberal change to China and who, at the height of the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989, tried to stop the massacre and was dethroned for his efforts. When China's army moved in, killing hundreds of students and other demonstrators, Zhao was placed under house arrest at his home in Beijing. The Premier spent the last 16 years of his life, up until his death in 2005, in seclusion. China scholars often lamented that Zhao never had his final say. As it turns out, Zhao did produce a memoir, in complete secrecy. He methodically recorded his thoughts and recollections on what had happened behind the scenes during many of modern China's most critical moments. The tapes he produced were smuggled out of the country and form the basis for Prisoner of the State. Although Zhao now speaks from beyond the grave, his voice has the moral power to make China sit up and listen."
  • "A memoir produced from tapes the former Chinese premier recorded in secrecy during his sixteen years of house arrest discusses his efforts to stop the Tiananmen Square massacre and the need for China to adopt democratic reforms."@en
  • "Gives readers a front row seat to the secret inner workings of China's government. It is the story of Premier Zhao Ziyang, who tried to stop the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989, and was dethroned for his efforts."
  • "Gives readers a front row seat to the secret inner workings of China's government. It is the story of Premier Zhao Ziyang, who tried to stop the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989, and was dethroned for his efforts."@en
  • "This book is the only record ever been made of how the Chinese autocracy works from the inside: in excruciating details, we are told about the power plays, the shenanigans, the mini-coups, the subterfuges, and the entrenched prejudices of members of China's politburo."@en

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  • "Large type books"
  • "Herinneringen (vorm)"
  • "Biographie (Descripteur de forme)"
  • "Biography"
  • "Biography"@en
  • "Autobiographie"@en
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "History"
  • "History"@en

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  • "趙紫陽極秘回想錄 : 天安門事件「大弾圧」の舞台裏!"
  • "Prisoner of the state"
  • "Prisoner of the state the secret journal of Zhao Ziyang"
  • "Prisoner of the state the secret journal of Zhao Ziyang"@en
  • "Prisoner of the state : the secret journal of Zhao Ziyang"
  • "Prisoner of the State : the secret journal of Zhao Ziyang"
  • "Prisoner of the state : the secret journal of Zhao Ziyang"@en
  • "Prisoner of the State the secret journal of Zhao Ziyang"
  • "Prisoner of the state "the secret journal of Chinese minister Zhao Ziyang"
  • "Chō shiyō gokuhi kaisōroku : ten'anmon jiken daidan'atsu no butaiura"
  • "Chō shiyō gokuhi kaisōroku : Ten'anmon jiken daidan'atsu no butaiura"@ja

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