Hong Kong - Global City New Edition

Informationen zum Autor Stephen Chiu is Professor of Sociology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Tai-Lok Lui is Professor of Sociology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Klappentext Chiu and Lui examine the developmental history of Hong Kong, focusing on its rise to the status of a Chinese global city in the world economy, and its social and political correlates between the 1970s and 1990s. Zusammenfassung Chiu and Lui examine the developmental history of Hong Kong, focusing on its rise to the status of a Chinese global city in the world economy, and its social and political correlates between the 1970s and 1990s. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Global Connections: Centre of Chinese Capitalism 2. An Industrial Colony 3. The Building of An International Financial Centre 4. A Divided City 5. Decolonization, Political Restructuring, and Post-Colonial Governance Crisis 6. The Return of the Regional and the National 7. A Chinese Global City?

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Stephen Chiu, Chiu Stephen, Tai-Lok Lui, Stephen Wing-Kai Chiu
• Edition: Routledge Academic
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 22.06.2009
• EAN: 9780415220118
• ISBN: 978-0-415-22011-8
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 235 mm x 10 mm
• Thème: Asia's Transformations/Asia's Great Cities
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée; Voyage > Guides de voyages > Asie; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Asia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, HISTORY / Asia / Japan, Politics & government, Regional Studies, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General