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Hong Kong and the Challenge of Chinese Political Reform
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Artikel-Nr:
9781461638483
Veröffentl:
2007
Seiten:
458
Autor:
Suzanne Pepper
eBook Typ:
EPUB
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
This thoroughly researched study provides an invaluable account of Hong Kong's political evolution from its founding as a British colony to the present. Exploring the interplay between colonial, capitalist, communist, and democratic forces in shaping Hong Kong's political institutions and culture, Suzanne Pepper offers a fresh perspective on the territory's development and a gripping account of its transition from British to Chinese rule.
This thoroughly researched study provides an invaluable account of Hong Kong's political evolution from its founding as a British colony to the present. Exploring the interplay between colonial, capitalist, communist, and democratic forces in shaping Hong Kong's political institutions and culture, Suzanne Pepper offers a fresh perspective on the territory's development and a gripping account of the transition from British to Chinese rule.
The author carries her narrative forward through the lives of significant figures, capturing the personalities and issues central to understanding Hong Kong's political history. Bringing a balanced view to her often contentious subject, she places Hong Kong's current partisan debates between democrats and their opponents within the context of China's ongoing search for a viable political form. The book considers Beijing's increasing intervention in local affairs and focuses on the challenge for Hong Kong's democratic reformers in an environment where ultimate political power resides with the communist-led mainland government and its appointees.
The author carries her narrative forward through the lives of significant figures, capturing the personalities and issues central to understanding Hong Kong's political history. Bringing a balanced view to her often contentious subject, she places Hong Kong's current partisan debates between democrats and their opponents within the context of China's ongoing search for a viable political form. The book considers Beijing's increasing intervention in local affairs and focuses on the challenge for Hong Kong's democratic reformers in an environment where ultimate political power resides with the communist-led mainland government and its appointees.
Chapter 1: Hong Kong, China, and the West
Part I: Colonial Foundations
Chapter 2: The Original Inheritance
Chapter 3: Crown Colony Rule, 1841–1941
Chapter 4: Chinese "Self-Government"
Part II: Autocrats, Communists, and Reformers
Chapter 5: New Beginnings, Old Solutions
Chapter 6: The Cold War Reaches Hong Kong
Chapter 7: Showcase Democracy
Chapter 8: A 1960s Rebellion and Its Aftermath
Chapter 9: Progress without Political Reform
Chapter 10: Political Reform without Independence
Chapter 11: A Political Community in the Making
Chapter 12: Better Late Than Never?
Part III: Under Chinese Rule
Chapter 13: Crossing the 1997 Divide
Chapter 14: Reaffirmation and Retreat
Chapter 15: Conservative Counter-Currents
Chapter 16: Checkmate
Part I: Colonial Foundations
Chapter 2: The Original Inheritance
Chapter 3: Crown Colony Rule, 1841–1941
Chapter 4: Chinese "Self-Government"
Part II: Autocrats, Communists, and Reformers
Chapter 5: New Beginnings, Old Solutions
Chapter 6: The Cold War Reaches Hong Kong
Chapter 7: Showcase Democracy
Chapter 8: A 1960s Rebellion and Its Aftermath
Chapter 9: Progress without Political Reform
Chapter 10: Political Reform without Independence
Chapter 11: A Political Community in the Making
Chapter 12: Better Late Than Never?
Part III: Under Chinese Rule
Chapter 13: Crossing the 1997 Divide
Chapter 14: Reaffirmation and Retreat
Chapter 15: Conservative Counter-Currents
Chapter 16: Checkmate