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China’s Hong Kong: A Political and Cultural Perspective

✍ Scribed by Shigong Jiang (auth.)

Publisher
Springer Singapore
Year
2017
Tongue
English
Leaves
216
Series
China Academic Library
Edition
1
Category
Library
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✦ Synopsis

This book differs from most others of its kind, by looking at the Hong Kong issue from China’s perspective, which in turn mirrors China’s own situation. Through a legal lens, the author conducts a political and cultural examination of the past and the present, and provides a comprehensive overview of the many theories and problems concerning Hong Kong. Including reflections on the theory of administrative absorption of politics, a historical review of “one country, two systems” and an analysis of the form and nature of the Basic Law, it offers a valuable reference resource for studying the historical, political and legal context of Hong Kong under the principle of “one country, two systems”. Instead of over-simplifying the issue of Hong Kong or only seeing it as a Chinese regional issue, the book regards it as a central Chinese issue and the key to understanding China.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-vii
Reflection(s) on “Administrative Absorption of Politics”....Pages 1-14
Silent Bitterness....Pages 15-29
The Walled City of Kowloon and the University of Hong Kong....Pages 31-42
The Art of Empire....Pages 43-56
Oceanic Thinking from a Continental Base....Pages 57-69
Sovereignty: Between the Way of Humane and Hegemony....Pages 71-84
The Origin of “One Country, Two Systems”....Pages 85-101
The “One Country” Conundrum: Country Versus State....Pages 103-116
The “One Country” Conundrum: China Versus Empire....Pages 117-134
The Form and Nature of the Basic Law....Pages 135-153
Retreat: From Gradual Transition to Radical Revolution....Pages 155-169
Contest: Between Politics and Law....Pages 171-189
China’s Sorrow....Pages 191-209
Back Matter....Pages 211-216

✦ Subjects

Area Studies;Cultural Policy and Politics;Political Philosophy

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