Neoliberalism and culture in China and Hong Kong : the countdown of timbslqwe / / Hai Ren
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| Autore: |
Ren Hai <1965-, >
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| Titolo: |
Neoliberalism and culture in China and Hong Kong : the countdown of timbslqwe / / Hai Ren
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (253 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 951.2505 |
| Soggetto topico: | Culture and globalization - China |
| Globalization - China | |
| Neoliberalism - China | |
| Soggetto geografico: | China Economic conditions 2000- |
| Hong Kong (China) History Transfer of Sovereignty from Great Britain, 1997 Economic aspects | |
| Hong Kong (China) History Transfer of Sovereignty from Great Britain, 1997 Social aspects | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 Kong |
| Conclusion: Is China truly neoliberal, or a state with neoliberal characteristics?Notes; Bibliography; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Neoliberalism and culture in China and Hong Kong |
| ISBN: | 1-136-92364-0 |
| 1-136-92365-9 | |
| 1-282-91293-3 | |
| 9786612912931 | |
| 0-203-84493-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910800049603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Routledge Contemporary China Series