Forever Hong Kong - A Global City''s Decolonization Struggle

How did Hong Kong, long an affluent and depoliticized hub of global capitalism, become the center of popular anticolonial protest? Ching Kwan Lee provides a reflective history and vivid ethnography of an improbable decolonization movement, exploring what drives Hong Kongers' pursuit of a future built on democracy, justice, and self-determination.

About the author

Ching Kwan Lee is Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the author of three award-winning books on contemporary China: Gender and the South China Miracle, Against the Law, and The Specter of Global China.

Product details

• Authors: Ching Kwan Lee, Lee Ching Kwan
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 12.08.2025
• EAN: 9780674290198
• ISBN: 978-0-674-29019-8
• No. of pages: 344
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; China, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / Asia / China, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, Political activism, Colonialism & imperialism, Political structures: democracy, Social issues & processes, Colonialism and imperialism, Asian History, Social and ethical issues, Urban communities, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Activism & Social Justice, Political activism / Political engagement, Decolonisation and postcolonial studies