Media, social mobilization and mass protests in post-colonial Hong Kong : the power of a critical event /

Media, social mobilization and mass protests in post-colonial Hong Kong : the power of a critical event /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Lee, Francis L. F. (Francis Lap Fung)
Imprint:	Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2011.
Description:	xix, 264 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Media, culture and social change in Asia ; v. 22 Media, culture, and social change in Asia series ; v. 22.
Subject:	Social movements -- China -- Hong Kong. Protest movements -- China -- Hong Kong. Press and politics -- China -- Hong Kong -- History -- 21st century. Mass media -- Influence -- China -- Hong Kong. Mass media -- Influence. Politics and government Press and politics. Protest movements. Social movements. Hong Kong (China) -- Politics and government -- 1997- China -- Hong Kong. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8303371

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Other authors / contributors:	Chan, Joseph Man.
ISBN:	9780415596060 (cloth : alk. paper) 0415596068 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780203835999 (ebook) 0203835999 (ebook)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

From a critical event to ritualistic protests
Public opinion on the eve of explosion
Organization, communication, and mobilization
The reshaping of public discourse
Constructing the call for democracy
Contextual changes and strategic responses
Development of the movement organization
The social bases of continual protests
Making sense of participation
The June 4 connection
Conclusion.