Understanding the Political Culture of Hong Kong: The Paradox of Activism and Depoliticization
Author:   Wai-man Lam
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ebooks
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9781317453024


Pages:   312
Publication Date:   10 June 2015
Format:   Electronic book text
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Understanding the Political Culture of Hong Kong: The Paradox of Activism and Depoliticization


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This book challenges the widely held belief that Hong Kong's political culture is one of indifference. The term political indifference is used to suggest the apathy, naivete, passivity, and utilitarianism of Hong Kong's people toward political life. Taking a broad historical look at political participation in the former colony, Wai-man Lam argues that this is not a valid view and demonstrates Hong Kong's significant political activism in thirteen selected case studies covering 1949 through the present. Through in-depth analysis of these cases she provides a new understanding of the nature of Hong Kong politics, which can be described as a combination of political activism and a culture of depoliticization.

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Author:   Wai-man Lam
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ebooks
Imprint:   Routledge
ISBN:  

9781317453024


ISBN 10:   1317453026
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   10 June 2015
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Electronic book text
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Introduction: Hong Kong, Rethinking Political Activism; 1. A Critique of the Claims on Political Indifference; 2. An Alternative Understanding of Political Participation; 3. A Multiple Case Interpretive Approach; 4. Rebutting the Minimal Political Participation Claim; 5. Rediscovering Politics: Hong Kong between 1949 and 1959; 6. Rediscovering Politics: Hong Kong in the 1960s; 7. Rediscovering Politics: Hong Kong in the 1970s; 8. Political Discourses and Political Activism; 9. The Culture of Depoliticization and Political Activism; 10. Conclusion; Epilogue

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