The courage to stand alone : letters from prison and other writings

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    • Wei, Jingsheng
    • Torgeson, Kristina M

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The courage to stand alone : letters from prison and other writings

Wei Jingsheng ; [edited and translated by Kristina M. Torgeson ; with essays by Andrew J. Nathan, Liu Qing, Sophia Woodman]

(A New York Times notable book)

Penguin, 1998

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Previous ed.: [New York] : Viking, 1997

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Volume

: uk ISBN 9780140262858

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Wei Jingsheng's message has continued to inspire generations of Chinese democracy activists from the students in Tiananmen Square to the wary citizens of Hong Kong. From his solitary confinement cell he has written defiant letters to Deng Xiaoping and other communist leaders, expressing his views on economic reform, foreign investment, Tibet and other urgent social political concerns. This book also includes touching letters to family and friends, a small selection of political essays and his moving defense statement from his first trial.
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: us ISBN 9780140275353

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Wei Jingsheng is a fearless fighter for individual rights in China, and has spent nearly all of the last 17 years in prison. From his solitary confinement cell, he has written defiant letters to Deng Xiaoping and other communist leaders expressing his views on economic reform, foreign investment, Tibet and other urgent social and political concerns. This book also contains letters to family and friends and a selection of political essays and his moving defence statement from his first trial.

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