It was first published in 1990 in the US and its second edition was published in 1998. Marianne Yen is a former New York correspondent for the Washington Post. Almost a Revolution is an autobiography by Shen Tong (), one of the student leaders in the Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989 in Beijing, China, written with former Washington Post writer Marianne Yen. Subject: Shen Tong Almost a Revolution- is a story of a Chinese Student's Journey from Boyhood to Leadership in Tiananmen Square co-authored by Shen Tong. an important contribution to China's newly discovered historical memory.' -New York Times Book Review Shen Tong is a doctoral student in political sociology at Boston University and the founder of the Democracy for China Fund, which aims to support and publicize dissent networks in China. Coupled with much of the recent analysis, Shen's firsthand account vividly contextualizes the Chinese government's opposition to democracy and offers meaningful insight into a country that promises to occupy an increasingly prominent position in the world. and from that time, I remember working with Shen Tong, one of the leaders of Chinas Tiananmen Square uprising on his book Almost a Revolution.

Now nearly ten years later as our fascination with post-Deng China continues to develop, Shen's story and the updated material he provides are weighted with increasing significance. Written with the help of journalist Marianne Yen, the result is both a powerful documentary and a sensitive account of growing up in contemporary China. An organizer of the 'dialogue delegation,' whose goal was to negotiate with the government, Shen provides an insider's record of the day-to-day decisions that led up to June 4th. Yen, Almost A Revolution (by student leader). In his groundbreaking memoir about China's democracy movement and the massacre at Tiananmen Square in June 1989, student leader Shen Tong offers us a rare look at a bold and daring new generation of Chinese citizens who tried to protest the restraints imposed by their country's government. Features Approximately 300 AZ entries covering Chinas military tradition over the.

Almost a Revolution by Shen Tong