John Gittings
CHINA THROUGH THE SLIDING DOOR
This book was published in 1999: It contains a selection of my reports from China over the previous three decades, with a linking commentary.
INTRODUCTION: TRAVELS IN CHINA CHAPTER I: RISE AND FALL OF THE RED GUARDS, 1968-69 CHAPTER II: MAO ZEDONG'S LAST YEARS, 1971-76 CHAPTER III: MR DENG CHANGES CHINA'S FACE, 1978-80 CHAPTER IV: THE NEW RURAL REVOLUTION, 1978-87 CHAPTER V: THE WORLD DISCOVERS CHINA, 1984-86 CHAPTER VI: THE RENEWAL OF URBAN CHINA, 1980-87 CHAPTER VII: HARDLINERS AGAINST REFORMERS, 1983-89 CHAPTER VIII: THE BEIJING MASSACRE, May-June 1989 CHAPTER IX: TIBET IN THE SHADOWS, 1989-94 CHAPTER X: THE FLOWERS THAT BLOOM AND FADE, 1979-91 CHAPTER XI: LAUNCH OF AN 'ECONOMIC MIRACLE', 1992-5 CHAPTER XII: REVISITING AN UGLY PAST, 1993 CHAPTER XIII: AFTER DENG: NEW DIRECTIONS, 1997-98 CHAPTER XIV: A NATION OF PEOPLE, 1995-98
Note: CHINA THROUGH THE SLIDING DOOR was published by Simon & Schuster (UK) and is now out of print.
