How is a political public space made? - The birth of Tiananmen Square and the May Fourth Movement

Political Geography

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-43

  Lee, Nelson K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Action; Arendt; Beijing; China; Geography; Habermas; History; May Fourth Movement; Politics; Public space; Tiananmen Square

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; POLITICAL HISTORY; POLITICS; PUBLIC SPACE; SOCIAL MOVEMENT;

ASIA; BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 62749156823     PISSN: 09626298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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