City on fire : the fight for Hong Kong
Dapiran, Antony2020
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Through the long, hot summer of 2019, Hong Kong burned. Anti-government protests, sparked by a government proposal to introduce a controversial extradition law, grew into a pro-democracy movement that engulfed the city for months. Protesters fought street battles with police, and the unrest brought the People's Liberation Army to the very doorstep of Hong Kong. Driven primarily by students and youth protesters with their 'Be Water!' philosophy, borrowed from hometown hero Bruce Lee, this leaderless, technology-driven protest movement defied a global superpower and changed Hong Kong, perhaps forever. But it also changed China, and challenged China's global standing. Antony Dapiran provides a detailed account of the protests, reveals the activists' unique tactics, and explains how the movement fits into the city's long history of dissent.
Main title:
City on fire : the fight for Hong Kong / Antony Dapiran.
Author:
Dapiran, Antony, author
Imprint:
London : Scribe UK, 2020.
Collation:
288 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781913348113 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
322.409512
Language:
English
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BRN:
288889
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