Beijing Spring

by David C. Turnley, Peter Turnley, Melinda Liu

For fifty days, the world watched as a generation of China's young people stood up and spoke out about democracy and freedom. Then, horrified, the world witnessed a brutal massacre of young demonstrators as China's leaders enacted their crackdown, repression, denial. David and Peter Turnley's photo essay is the definitive visual record of the democracy movement in Tiananmen Square, from the euphoric occupation of the square to the shocking bloodletting. Cloth-bound hardcover in a dust jacket. 176 pages; full-page and full-spread color photographic plates through out; 9 x 11.5 inches.

Genres: Photography, China, History

175 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

David C. Turnley is an American photographer. He won the 1990 Pulitzer Prize for photography for images of the political uprisings in China and Eastern Europe, the World Press Photo Picture of the Year in 1988 for a photo taken in Leninakan after the devastating Armenian earthquake and again in 1991 for a picture of a U.S. Sergeant mourning the death of a fellow soldier during the Gulf War, as well as the Overseas Press Club Robert Capa Gold Medal. He has been a runner-up for the Pulitzer Prize in photography four times.His twin brother is Peter Turnley.