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Social movements in China and Hong Kong Vol. 9

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The starting point of this book is the acknowledgement that on one side Chinese individuals, freer from the constraints of the State, have to rely on their own efforts for their well-being and, on the other side, in some circumstances, they gather together to defend their interests. The individualisation of society goes hand in hand with the collective movements that emerged as a result of individual wants. There are not only internal factors leading to the emergence of collective forms of action, but also external ones and that's why the editors have chosen to encompass Hong Kong in their study. The authors argue that protest actions and movement taking place in the Mainland and Hong Kong have enabled both societies to expand their protest spaces. At a theoretical level, these developments lead us to reconceputalise citizenship as practised rather than as given.

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303.4840951 SOC s

Publisher

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press., 2008

Collation

312p : ill.

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

9789048510559

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303.4840951

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Subject(s)

China
Social change
China--Hong Kong
Social Movements

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Statement of Responsibility

edited by Khun Eng Kuah Pearce, Gilles Guiheux

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