| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 240 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-229) and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword; 1 The Young Boy on the Black Soil; 2 Beijing Stories; 3 The Black Hand of Tiananmen; 4 Start from Zero; 5 One Man's War; 6 Final Warning: Charter 08; 7 Liu Xia; 8 Nobel: A Crown of Thorns; Timeline; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author and the Translator |
| Summary |
<Span><span>Chinese activist Liu Xiaobo-awarded the Nobel Peace Prize while serving an eleven-year prison sentence-has helped shatter longstanding barriers to freedom of organization and expression in China. This biography, written by one of his closest friends, retraces Liu Xiaobo's inspiring life, from his childhood years to his current imprisonment. </span></span><br /><span><span> </span></span> |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Liu, Xiaobo, 1955-2017.
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Liu, Xiaobo, 1955-2017. |
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Political prisoners -- China -- Biography.
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Political prisoners. |
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China. |
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Biographies.
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Dissenters -- China -- Biography.
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Nobel Prize winners -- Biography.
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Nobel Prize winners. |
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Dissenters. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Penology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Hsu, H. C., 1982-
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| Added Title |
Liu Xiaobo zhuan. English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2015021996
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Life of Liu Xiaobo |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Steel gate to freedom Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015] 9781442237131 (cloth : alk. paper) (DLC) 2015008574 |
| ISBN |
9781442237148 ebook |
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1442237147 |
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9781442237131 cloth : alkaline paper |
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9781442237148 electronic |
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1442237139 |
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