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Informationen zum Autor Suzanne Pepper is an American writer and long-time Hong Kong resident. She is the author, among other works, of Civil War in China: The Political Struggle, 1945-1949, Second Edition (Rowman & Littlefield). For regular updates on Hong Kong politics see the author's blog at http://chinaelectionsblog.net/hkfocus Klappentext This thoroughly researched study provides an invaluable account of Hong Kong's political evolution from its founding as a British colony to the present. Exploring the interplay between colonial, capitalist, communist, and democratic forces in shaping Hong Kong's political institutions and culture, Suzanne Pepper offers a fresh perspective on the territory's development and a gripping account of its transition from British to Chinese rule. Zusammenfassung Provides an account of the evolution of Hong Kong's politics from its colonial foundations onwards. Exploring the interplay between colonial! capitalist! communist! and democratic forces in shaping Hong Kong's political institutions and political culture! the author also offers a blow-by-blow account of the post-1997 handover to China. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Hong Kong, China, and the WestPart I: Colonial FoundationsChapter 2: The Original InheritanceChapter 3: Crown Colony Rule, 1841-1941Chapter 4: Chinese "Self-Government"Part II: Autocrats, Communists, and ReformersChapter 5: New Beginnings, Old SolutionsChapter 6: The Cold War Reaches Hong KongChapter 7: Showcase DemocracyChapter 8: A 1960s Rebellion and Its AftermathChapter 9: Progress without Political ReformChapter 10: Political Reform without IndependenceChapter 11: A Political Community in the MakingChapter 12: Better Late Than Never?Part III: Under Chinese RuleChapter 13: Crossing the 1997 DivideChapter 14: Reaffirmation and RetreatChapter 15: Conservative Counter-CurrentsChapter 16: Checkmate
