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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 |
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