Hamilton Books
Pages: 290
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Trim: 6 x 9
978-0-7618-7196-5 • Paperback • December 2020 • $24.99 • (£18.95)
978-0-7618-7197-2 • eBook • December 2020 • $23.50 • (£17.95) (coming soon)
Ross Terrill is associate in research at Harvard's Fairbank Center for East Asia and author of eleven books on China and Australia.
List of Figures Prologue 1. Australian Door to China 2. Beijing in 1964 3. Harvard’s View of China 4. Tiananmen Square and Harvard Square 5. Friends in the Cultural Revolution 6. Neighbors View China 7. Turning Points 8. Excitement Builds in Washington 9. Nixon “Changes the World”10. Twilight of Mao’s Era 11. Loss and Revival 15. Beyond the Mountains16. Agonized Years - 1980s 17. China Rides a TigerEpilogue Sources and Further ReadingAbout the Author
Ross Terrill’s wonderfully engaging memoir opens a fascinating window onto the momentous changes in China… Australian Bush to Tiananmen Square offers a warm hearted and informative account, at once deeply personal and decidedly analytical, by one of America’s most knowledgeable China scholars.
— Elizabeth J. Perry, Harvard University
Ross Terrill for over half a century has been a leading observer and scholar of China. In this fascinating book he intersperses China's contemporary history with his own experiences… As with Terrill's many other works on China, this book is a beautifully written and enjoyable read.
— Dwight Perkins, Harvard University