City on Fire

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9781913348113 Author(s): Antony Dapiran Format: Paperback Language: English Year: 2020 Publisher: Scribe Publications Pages: 368

Description: A long-term resident and expert observer of dissent in Hong Kong takes readers to the frontlines of Hong Kongâs revolution.Through the long, hot summer of 2019, Hong Kong burned. Anti-government protests, sparked by a government proposal to introduce a controversial extradition law, grew into a pro-democracy movement that engulfed the city for months. Protesters fought street battles with police, and the unrest brought the Peopleâs Liberation Army to the doorstep of Hong Kong. Driven primarily by youth protesters with their âBe water!â philosophy, borrowed from hometown hero Bruce Lee, this leaderless, technology-driven protest movement defied a global superpower and changed Hong Kong, perhaps forever.In City on Fire, Antony Dapiran provides the first detailed analysis of the protests, and reveals the protestersâ unique tactics. He explains how the movement fits into the cityâs long history of dissent, examines the cultural aspects of the movement, and looks at what the protests will mean for the future of Hong Kong, China, and Chinaâs place in the world.City on Fire will be seen as the definitive account of an historic upheaval.

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