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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783886503321

Autore

Vickers Edward <1971, >

Titolo

In search of an identity : the politics of history as a school subject in Hong Kong, 1960s-2002 / / Edward Vickers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2003

ISBN

962-8093-38-X

1-135-94424-5

1-135-94425-3

1-280-23970-0

9786610239702

0-203-48848-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (278 p.)

Collana

East Asia

Disciplina

379.5125

Soggetti

Education - Political aspects - China - Hong Kong

Educational change - China - Hong Kong

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-310) and index.

Nota di contenuto

History, politics and education in Hong Kong -- History, culture, and the politics of identity in Hong Kong -- The history curriculum from the 1960s to 1982 -- History in crisis, 1982-89 -- Curriculum change in a climate of uncertainty, 1989-1997 -- 1997-2002 : new Hong Kong, new history.

Sommario/riassunto

This book traces the influences that have shaped the secondary school history curriculum during Hong Kong's prolonged political transition between the 1960s and the early 21st century, focusing on the relationship between history and identity.