03592oam 2200733I 450 991045955240332120200520144314.01-136-92364-01-136-92365-91-282-91293-397866129129310-203-84493-910.4324/9780203844939 (CKB)2670000000054488(EBL)592999(OCoLC)689996556(SSID)ssj0000440055(PQKBManifestationID)11267839(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000440055(PQKBWorkID)10469727(PQKB)10513651(MiAaPQ)EBC592999(Au-PeEL)EBL592999(CaPaEBR)ebr10432356(CaONFJC)MIL291293(OCoLC)698449607(EXLCZ)99267000000005448820180706d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrNeoliberalism and culture in China and Hong Kong the countdown of timbslqwe /Hai RenLondon ;New York, N.Y. :Routledge,2010.1 online resource (253 p.)Routledge Contemporary China SeriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-138-86291-6 0-415-58262-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The role of reunification with Hong Kong in the neoliberalization of the Chinese state; 1 The Hong Kong question: From sovereignty to government; 2 The affective economy of the Hong Kong countdown: Media convergence, public feelings, and neoliberal subjectivity; 3 History as a governmental discourse; 4 Morality and pleasure in the synchronization with the world; 5 The super-firm in spatial representations of socialism and capitalism; 6 Memories of the future in Hong KongConclusion: Is China truly neoliberal, or a state with neoliberal characteristics?Notes; Bibliography; IndexThis book examines the period leading up to the Hong Kong handover in 1997 - the 'countdown of time', and by using iconic cultural symbols such as the countdown clock, the Hong Kong Museum exhibitions and cultural heritage sites, argues that China has undergone a transition to neoliberal state, in part through its reunification with Hong Kong.The problem of synchronization with the world, a Chinese phrase that epitomizes China's engagement with modern capitalism since the first Opium War, was characterized throughout the 20th century as a 'humiliation', 'weakness', 'tragedy' and 'disRoutledge Contemporary China SeriesCulture and globalizationChinaGlobalizationChinaNeoliberalismChinaChinaEconomic conditions2000-Hong Kong (China)HistoryTransfer of Sovereignty from Great Britain, 1997Economic aspectsHong Kong (China)HistoryTransfer of Sovereignty from Great Britain, 1997Social aspectsElectronic books.Culture and globalizationGlobalizationNeoliberalism951.2505Ren Hai1965-,946901MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459552403321Neoliberalism and culture in China and Hong Kong2239365UNINA