LEADER 04576nam 22006375 450 001 9910743351203321 005 20230810231122.0 010 $a9789811657061 010 $a9811657068 010 $a9789811657078 010 $a9811657076 024 7 $a10.1007/978-981-16-5707-8 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6897100 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6897100 035 $a(CKB)21325618100041 035 $a(DE-He213)978-981-16-5707-8 035 $a(EXLCZ)9921325618100041 100 $a20220223d2022 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aHong Kong Society $eHigh-Definition Stories beyond the Spectacle of East-Meets-West /$fby Stephen WK Chiu, Kaxton YK Siu 205 $a1st ed. 2022. 210 1$aSingapore :$cSpringer Nature Singapore :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2022. 215 $a1 online resource (411 pages) 225 1 $aHong Kong Studies Reader Series,$x2523-7772 311 08$aPrint version: Chiu, Stephen Wk Hong Kong Society Singapore : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited,c2022 9789811657061 327 $aChapter 1: Hong Kong as a Crown Jewel of the British Empire: Colonial History and Legacy -- Chapter 2: Hong Kong as an International Hub: The Rise of Hong Kong in the Modern World-System -- Chapter 3: Hong Kong as a Migration Centre: Ethnic Minorities in the Global City -- Chapter 4: Hong Kong as a Place of Conflict over Hearts and Minds: Identity Politics beyond Left and Right -- Chapter 5: Hong Kong as an Economic Miracle? The Myth of Laissez-faire and Industrialization -- Chapter 6: Hong Kong as an Asian Hollywood: Hong Kong's Film Industry in the Golden Age and After -- Chapter 7: Hong Kong as a Land of Opportunity? Social Mobility and Inequality in a Divided Society -- Chapter 8: Hong Kong as a Battlefield for Shelter: Hong Kong's Housing Problem and a Dual Land Regime -- Chapter 9: Hong Kong as the Safest Place in the World? From Gangland to Copland to Disneyland -- Chapter 10: Hong Kong as a City of Protest: Social Movement as Motor for Social Change -- Chapter 11: Postscript. 330 $aThis book borrows the concept of "high-definition" from digital broadcasting to highlight our unique approach to Hong Kong society, which gives a sharper image than analyses. It intends to highlight contrasts with many common and taken-for-granted stories, myths and representations of Hong Kong- which often presented with a low level of detail, lacking proper connections between grounded personal experiences and the macro social context. With chapters covering various salient dimensions of Hong Kong's society, including migration, economy, inequality, identity and social movements, our "high-definition" approach presents images with high enough "resolution" to match multiple layers of experiences from walks of life of Hong Kong people, contributing to an understanding of how global transformation impacts local people's experiences, as well as Hong Kong's significance in the regional and global system. Stephen WK Chiu is Chair Professor of Sociology and co-director of the Academy of Hong Kong Studies at the Education University of Hong Kong. Prior to joining EdUHK, he was professor in the Department of Sociology at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research interests involve the sociological study of Hong Kong from a comparative and historical perspective. Kaxton YK Siu is Associate Professor at the Department of Applied Social Sciences in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He specializes in the comparative labor and migration studies of Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese and Cambodian workers, and also social policies and youth issues in Hong Kong. 410 0$aHong Kong Studies Reader Series,$x2523-7772 606 $aAsia$xPolitics and government 606 $aEconomic history 606 $aSocial structure 606 $aEquality 606 $aAsian Politics 606 $aEconomy-wide Country Studies 606 $aSocial Structure 615 0$aAsia$xPolitics and government. 615 0$aEconomic history. 615 0$aSocial structure. 615 0$aEquality. 615 14$aAsian Politics. 615 24$aEconomy-wide Country Studies. 615 24$aSocial Structure. 676 $a305.0971 700 $aChiu$b Stephen Wk$01426878 702 $aSiu$b Kaxton Yk 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910743351203321 996 $aHong Kong society$93559274 997 $aUNINA