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The People's Republic of Amnesia

Louisa Lim spoke about her book, The People’s Republic of Amnesia: Tiananmen Revisited, in which she looks at the events of June 4, 1989, wh… read more

Louisa Lim spoke about her book, The People’s Republic of Amnesia: Tiananmen Revisited, in which she looks at the events of June 4, 1989, when soldiers from China’s People’s Liberation Army fired on unarmed protestors trying to block the army’s advance on Tiananmen Square in Beijing.

She spoke in the History and Biography Pavilion of the 2014 National Book Festival, which was held August 30 by the Library of Congress at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. close

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Program ID:
321139-12
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Speech
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Aug 30, 2014 | 4:26pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Oct 06, 2014 | 5:01am EDT | C-SPAN 2

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  • Aug 30, 2014 | 4:25pm EDT | C-SPAN RADIO
  • Aug 30, 2014 | 4:26pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Aug 31, 2014 | 6:34am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Sep 20, 2014 | 9:01am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Oct 06, 2014 | 5:01am EDT | C-SPAN 2
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