Among the braves : hope, struggle, and exile in the battle for Hong Kong and the future of global democracy
Mahtani, Shibani2023
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Hong Kong was an experiment in governance. Handed back to China in 1997 after 156 years of British rule, it was meant to be a carve-out between hostile systems: a bridge between communism and capitalism, authoritarianism and liberal democracy. 'One country, two systems' kept its media free, its courts independent and its protests boisterous, designed also to convince Taiwan of a peaceful solution to Beijing's desire for reunification.Yet this formulation excluded Hong Kong's own people, their future negotiated by political titans in faraway capitals. In 2019, an ill-conceived law spear-headed by a sycophantic leader pushed a third of the city to take to the streets in one of the most enduring protest movements the world has ever seen. In this book, Mahtani and McLaughlin tell the story of Hong Kong's past, and what the sacrifices of its people mean for global democracy's shaky foundation.
Main title:
Among the braves : hope, struggle, and exile in the battle for Hong Kong and the future of global democracy / Shibani Mahtani, Timothy McLaughlin.
Author:
Mahtani, Shibani, authorMcLaughlin, Timothy, author
Imprint:
London : Hachette Books, 2023.
Collation:
336 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780306830365 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
320.95125320.951320.951 MAHT320.9512
Language:
English
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BRN:
2637176
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