Understanding the political culture of Hong Kong.(Understanding the Political Culture of Hong Kong: The Paradox of Activism and Depoliticization)(Book review)

From: Pacific Affairs | Date: March 22, 2008| Author: | Copyright information

UNDERSTANDING THE POLITICAL CULTURE OF HONG KONG: The Paradox of Activism and Depoliticization. By Lam Wai-man. Armonk (NY) and London (UK): M.E. Sharpe, 2004. xxv, 292 pp. (Tables.) US$80.95, cloth, ISBN 978-0-7656-1313-4; US$32.95, paper, ISBN 978-0-7656-1314-1.

Although this study is about civic activism, its value is not confined to detailed research and scholarly analysis of nurses' disputes, student protests, trade union agitation, and the like. The book contains, in addition, an important political dimension that may not be fully appreciated by readers outside Hong Kong ...

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