14 Cascading Cases Build a Movement

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. A Note on Names ix
5. A Liu Xiaobo Chronology xi
6. 1 Arrest, Trial, and the Road to a Nobel Prize 1
7. 2 Rebel in Embryo 28
8. 3 Puppy Love and Serious Reading 46
9. 4 College Years, and the Mask of Mao Falls 61
10. 5 Aesthetics and Human Freedom 84
11. 6 Mutiny! A Dark Horse Soars 109
12. 7 Gods and Demons Wrestle 136
13. 8 Out Into the World 153
14. 9 In Tiananmen Square 175
15. 10 A “Black Hand” Goes to Prison, Feels Deep Remorse 201
16. 11 Picking Up and Starting Over 228
17. 12 Love That Jumps Walls 250
18. 13 In the Service of Underdogs 280
19. 14 Cascading Cases Build a Movement 306
20. 15 An Intellectual Transition 334
21. 16 Stability Maintenance 349
22. 17 Observing the World, Growing at Home 369
23. 18 The Gathering Storm 391
24. 19 Charter 08 416
25. 20 The World Watches a Prison 438
26. Epilogue: The Legacy of Liu Xiaobo 468
27. A Final Note from Wu Dazhi 481
28. Notes 483
29. Index 521