LEADER 03558oam 2200721I 450 001 9910825208203321 005 20230207213800.0 010 $a1-136-92364-0 010 $a1-136-92365-9 010 $a1-282-91293-3 010 $a9786612912931 010 $a0-203-84493-9 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203844939 035 $a(CKB)2670000000054488 035 $a(EBL)592999 035 $a(OCoLC)689996556 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000440055 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11267839 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000440055 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10469727 035 $a(PQKB)10513651 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC592999 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL592999 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10432356 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL291293 035 $a(OCoLC)698449607 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000054488 100 $a20180706d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aNeoliberalism and culture in China and Hong Kong $ethe countdown of timbslqwe /$fHai Ren 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York, N.Y. :$cRoutledge,$d2010. 215 $a1 online resource (253 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge Contemporary China Series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-138-86291-6 311 $a0-415-58262-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBook 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 Kong 327 $aConclusion: Is China truly neoliberal, or a state with neoliberal characteristics?Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $aThis book examines the period leading up to the Hong Kong handover in 1997 - the 'countdown of time', and by using iconic cultural symbols such as the countdown clock, the Hong Kong Museum exhibitions and cultural heritage sites, argues that China has undergone a transition to neoliberal state, in part through its reunification with Hong Kong.The problem of synchronization with the world, a Chinese phrase that epitomizes China's engagement with modern capitalism since the first Opium War, was characterized throughout the 20th century as a 'humiliation', 'weakness', 'tragedy' and 'dis 410 0$aRoutledge Contemporary China Series 606 $aCulture and globalization$zChina 606 $aGlobalization$zChina 606 $aNeoliberalism$zChina 607 $aChina$xEconomic conditions$y2000- 607 $aHong Kong (China)$xHistory$yTransfer of Sovereignty from Great Britain, 1997$xEconomic aspects 607 $aHong Kong (China)$xHistory$yTransfer of Sovereignty from Great Britain, 1997$xSocial aspects 615 0$aCulture and globalization 615 0$aGlobalization 615 0$aNeoliberalism 676 $a951.2505 700 $aRen$b Hai$f1965-,$0946901 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910825208203321 996 $aNeoliberalism and culture in China and Hong Kong$93921826 997 $aUNINA