1989 protests in China and Germany from a global perspective Palm, Daniel C. 1957- creator text bibliography gw Berlin Boston De Gruyter Oldenbourg c2020 2020 monographic eng

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231 p. : ill., maps. This book discusses global dynamics behind the synchronous outburst of protests in China and Germany in 1989 and the local acts of dissent on the squares comparatively. It breaks with the national timelines protests in 1989 have so far been identified with and offers insights into the spatial manifestation of the global moment of 1989. Concluding on the importance of the "SpaceTime" on the seized squares in 1989, it also discusses more recent protests forming on city squares. Offering a global perspective on a phenomenon that itself became global in the last decades, the book provides a view on globalization processes operating from below that puts the occupied space on city squares at the heart of interest. I. On the SpaceTime of 1989 -- II. Towards the Global Moment of 1989 -- III. The Global Moment of 1989 in Leipzig and Beijing -- IV. Producing Counter-Spaces on the Squares in 1989 -- Lessons from 1989 for 2011 and after. Daniel Palm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Protest movements China Beijing History 20th century Protest movements Germany Leipzig 20th century History 20th century HN733.5 .P35 2020 9783110682465 311068246X (hbk.) 210219 on1149323180