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050 00 JQ1539.5.A92|bW37 2020 
082 00 951.2506|223 
100 1  Wasserstrom, Jeffrey N.,|eauthor. 
245 10 Vigil :|bHong Kong on the brink /|cJeffrey Wasserstrom ; 
       with contributions by Amy Hawkins. 
246 30 Hong Kong on the brink 
264  1 New York :|bColumbia Global Reports,|c2020. 
300    112 pages :|bmaps ;|c19 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references. 
505 0  Disappearances -- Negotiations -- Victories -- Punishments
       -- Battles -- Epilogue: Water. 
520    "On the frontlines of the battle for democracy in China 
       The rise of Hong Kong is the story of a miraculous post-
       War boom, when Chinese refugees flocked to a small British
       colony, and, in less than fifty years, transformed it into
       one of the great financial centers of the world. The 
       unraveling of Hong Kong, on the other hand, shatters the 
       grand illusion of China ever having the intention of 
       allowing democratic norms to take root inside its borders.
       Hong Kong's people were subjects of the British Empire for
       more than a hundred years, and now seem destined to remain
       the subordinates of today's greatest rising power. But 
       although we are witnessing the death of Hong Kong as we 
       know it, this is also the story of the biggest challenge 
       to China's authoritarianism in 30 years. A small group of 
       activists, who are passionately committed to defending the
       special qualities of a home they love, are fighting 
       against Beijing's crafty efforts to bring the city into 
       its fold-of making it a centerpiece of its "Greater Bay 
       Area" megalopolis. Jeffrey Wasserstrom, one of America's 
       leading China specialists, draws on his many visits to the
       city, and knowledge of the history of repression and 
       resistance, to help us understand the deep roots and the 
       broad significance of the events we see unfolding day by 
       day in Hong Kong. The result is a riveting tale of tragedy
       but also heroism-one of the great David-versus-Goliath 
       battles of our time, pitting determined street protesters 
       against the intransigence of Xi Jinping, the most 
       ambitious leader of China since the days of Mao"--
       |cProvided by publisher. 
611 27 Transfer of Hong Kong's Sovereignty (1997)|2fast
       |0(OCoLC)fst01355152 
650  0 Democratization|zChina|zHong Kong. 
650  0 Citizenship|zChina|zHong Kong. 
650  0 Identity politics|zChina|zHong Kong. 
650  0 Political participation|zChina|zHong Kong. 
650  0 Occupy movement|zChina|zHong Kong. 
650  0 Protest movements|zChina|zHong Kong. 
650  0 Social movements|zChina|zHong Kong. 
651  0 Hong Kong (China)|xPolitics and government|y1997- 
651  0 Hong Kong (China)|xHistory|yTransfer of Sovereignty from 
       Great Britain, 1997. 
700 1  Hawkins, Amy|c(Journalist),|econtributor. 
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