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Umbrellas in Bloom by Ng, Jason Y.

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Binding
Paperback
Weight
1 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
9789881376534
Publication Year
2016
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
1.1in.
Author
Jason Y. Ng
Item Length
8.2in.
Publisher
Blacksmith Books
Genre
Political Science
Topic
WORLD / Asian, History & Theory, Civil Rights, Political Process / Political Advocacy, Colonialism & Post-Colonialism
Item Width
5.1in.
Item Weight
14.9 Oz
Number of Pages
392 Pages

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TheUmbrellaMovementput Hong Kong on the world map and elevated this docile, money-mindedAsian island to a model for pro-democracy campaigns across the globe.Umbrellasin Bloomis the first book available in English to chronicle thishistory-making event, written by a bestselling author and columnistbased on his firsthand experience at the main protest sites.JasonY. Ngtakes a no-holds-barred, fly-on-the-wall approach to coveringpolitics. His latest offering steps through the 79-day struggle, fromthe firing of the first shot of tear gas by riot police to theevacuation of the last protester from the downtown encampments. It isall you need to know about the occupy movement: who took part in it,why it happened, how it transpired, and what it did and did notachieve.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Blacksmith Books
ISBN-10
988137653x
ISBN-13
9789881376534
eBay Product ID (ePID)
22038600495

Product Key Features

Author
Jason Y. Ng
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
WORLD / Asian, History & Theory, Civil Rights, Political Process / Political Advocacy, Colonialism & Post-Colonialism
Publication Year
2016
Genre
Political Science
Number of Pages
392 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.2in.
Item Height
1.1in.
Item Width
5.1in.
Item Weight
14.9 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Ds796.H757
Reviews
The umbrella flowers blossomed and withered. Ng captures the lifecycle of the occupy movement with compassion and wit.
Table of Content
Introduction Foreword by Joshua Wong Foreword by Chip Tsao Map of Hong Kong Part 1 - Germination The Day When Everything Changed Hong Kong Politics 101 The Making of Promises The Breaking of Promises A Season of Discontent The Day After Everything Changed Part 2 - Growth Cops and Mobs Carrots and Sticks The Court of Public Opinion The Dynamics Within Reaction from Overseas Part 3 - Full BloomA Tale of Three Villages Hong Kong 2.0 Harcourt Academy Water Blowers' Society Lion Rock Villas Admiralty Food Bank Umbrella Cultural Center The Peak General Hospital OCLP Law Offices Out of the Village, Into the World Part 4 - WiltingThe Last Days Success or Failure Winners and Losers Afterword AppendicesI. Timeline of Key Events II. Umbrella Movement Day by Day III. Who's Who of Local Politics IV. Major Political Parties in Hong Kong V. Glossary
Copyright Date
2016
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
322.4095125090512
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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