Louisa Lim - The People's Republic of Amnesia: Tiananmen Revisited

In this revealing, deeply researched look at the 1989 Tiananmen uprising, Lim, a longtime BBC and NPR China correspondent, examines both the official version of events and those of the students, young soldiers, and many others who participated in them. The crux of her account is the ongoing tension between the government silencing of dissent and the persistence of outspoken voices in China. (Oxford Univ.)