COMPILED BY ZHANG LIANG. EDITED BY ANDREW J. NATHAN AND PERRY LINK - The Tiananmen Papers. The Chinese Leadership's Decision to Use Force Against Their Own People - In Their Own Words.

London England, Abacus, 2002. 1st Abacus Edition, Binding: Soft Cover, Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0349114692 Paperback Paperback. Couple of slight creases to front cover. Afterword by Orville Schell. The book consists of excerpts from approximately a thousand documents detailing the highest-level processes of decision-making during the fateful events. From records of their meetings and private conversations, we learn what the leaders said among themselves as they discussed the unfolding events - how they debated the student's motives, whom they identified as their main enemies, and why they waited as long as they did before ordering the troops to move in. 679 pp.