Contents List of Illustrations Abstract Preface 1. Minkan as a Way of Resistance 2. Re-emergence 3. Polarities 4. The Democracy Wall 5. Development and Transformation 6. Conclusion Appendices
This book presents the first panoramic study of minkan (citizen publications) in China before the Internet. This recent history of citizen publications contributes to the reclamation of a lost past of resistance. It is an exercise in remembering a past that has been marginalized by official history and recovering ideas obliterated by state power.