Suzanne Pepper

Keeping Democracy at Bay

Hong Kong and the Challenge of Chinese Political Reform

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 460
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Juli 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 693g
• ISBN-13: 9780742508774
• ISBN-10: 0742508773
• Artikelnr.: 22574101

Autorenporträt

Suzanne Pepper is an American writer and long-time Hong Kong resident. She is the author, among other works, of Civil War in China: The Political Struggle, 1945-1949, Second Edition (Rowman & Littlefield). For regular updates on Hong Kong politics see the author's blog at http://chinaelectionsblog.net/hkfocus

Inhaltsangabe

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