Keeping Democracy at Bay: Hong Kong and the Challenge of Chinese Political Reform

by Suzanne Pepper

Book Overview

This thoroughly researched study provides an invaluable account of Hong Kong's political evolution from its founding as a British colony to the present. Exploring the interplay between colonial, capitalist, communist, and democratic forces in shaping Hong Kong's political institutions and culture, Suzanne Pepper offers a fresh perspective on the territory's development and a gripping account of its transition from British to Chinese rule.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742508773
• ISBN13: 9780742508774
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 458 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 8.9"