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Making Hong Kong China : the rollback of human rights and the rule of law / Michael C. Davis.
Van Pelt Library DS796.H757 D38 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Davis, Michael C., 1949- author.
- Series:
- Asia shorts ; no. 6.
- Asia shorts ; number 6
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civil rights--China--Hong Kong.
- Civil rights.
- Human rights--China--Hong Kong.
- Human rights.
- Politics and government.
- Social conditions.
- Hong Kong (China)--Politics and government--1997-.
- Hong Kong (China).
- Hong Kong (China)--Social conditions.
- Hong Kong (China)--History.
- China--Hong Kong.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 150 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : Published by the Association for Asian Studies, [2020]
- Summary:
- "How can one of the world's most free-wheeling cities transition from a vibrant global center of culture and finance into a subject of authoritarian control? As Beijing's anxious interference has grown, the "one country, two systems" model China promised Hong Kong has slowly drained away in the years since the 1997 handover. As "one country" seemed set to gobble up "two systems," the people of Hong Kong riveted the world's attention in 2019 by defiantly demanding the autonomy, rule of law and basic freedoms they were promised. In 2020, the new National Security Law imposed by Beijing aimed to snuff out such resistance. Will the Hong Kong so deeply held in the people's identity and the world's imagination be lost? Professor Michael Davis, who has taught human rights and constitutional law in this city for over three decades, and has been one of its closest observers, takes us on this constitutional journey"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Introducing Hong Kong
- 2. The Hong Kong Basic Law: An Enlightened Commitment or a Ruse?
- 3. On the Road to the Current Crisis
- 4. 2015-2019: The Government Takes Revenge on the Protesters
- 5. 2019 Fury: The People Respond
- 6. Crackdown: The National Security Law
- 7. International Support for Hong Kong
- 8. Conclusion: The Challenge Ahead.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references page (113-150).
- Other Format:
- Online version: Davis, Michael, 1949- Making Hong Kong China
- ISBN:
- 9781952636134
- 1952636132
- OCLC:
- 1196819634
- Publisher Number:
- 99986232144
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