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Lost in Transition

Hong Kong Culture in the Age of China

By: Yiu-Wai Chu,Yaowei Zhu

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Lost in Transition

Hong Kong Culture in the Age of China

By: Yiu-Wai Chu,Yaowei Zhu

In this timely and insightful book, Yiu-Wai Chu takes stock of Hong Kong s culture since its transition to a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China in 1997. Hong Kong had long functioned as the capitalist and democratic stepping stone to China for much of the world. Its highly original popular culture was well known in Chinese communities, and its renowned film industry enjoyed worldwide audiences and far-reaching artistic influence. Chu argues that Hong Kong s culture was lost in transition when it tried to affirm its international visibility and retain the status quo after 1997. In an era when China welcomed outsiders and became the world s most rapidly developing economy, Hong Kong s special position as a capitalist outpost was no longer a privilege. By drawing on various cultural discourses, such as film, popular music, and politics of everyday life, Chu provides an informative and critical analysis of the impact of China s ascendency on the notion of One Country, Two Cultures. Hong Kong can no longer function as a bridge between China and the world, writes Chu, and must now define itself from global, local, and national perspectives.

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146193026X

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9781461930266

Lost in Transition

Hong Kong Culture in the Age of China

By: Yiu-Wai Chu

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Lost in Transition

Hong Kong Culture in the Age of China

By: Yiu-Wai Chu

In this timely and insightful book, Yiu-Wai Chu takes stock of Hong Kong's culture since its transition to a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China in 1997. Hong Kong had long functioned as the capitalist and democratic stepping stone to China for much of the world. Its highly original popular culture was well known in Chinese communities, and its renowned film industry enjoyed worldwide audiences and far-reaching artistic influence. Chu argues that Hong Kong's culture was "lost in transition" when it tried to affirm its international visibility and retain the status quo after 1997. In an era when China welcomed outsiders and became the world's most rapidly developing economy, Hong Kong's special position as a capitalist outpost was no longer a privilege. By drawing on various cultural discourses, such as film, popular music, and politics of everyday life, Chu provides an informative and critical analysis of the impact of China's ascendency on the notion of "One Country, Two Cultures." Hong Kong can no longer function as a bridge between China and the world, writes Chu, and must now define itself from global, local, and national perspectives.

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State University of New York Press

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1438446470

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9781438446479

Found in Transition

Hong Kong Studies in the Age of China

By: Yiu-Wai Chu

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Found in Transition

Hong Kong Studies in the Age of China

By: Yiu-Wai Chu

In Found in Transition, Yiu-Wai Chu examines the fate of Hong Kong's unique cultural identity in the contexts of both global capitalism and the increasing influence of China. Drawing on recent developments, especially with respect to language, movies, and popular songs as modes of resistance to "Mainlandization" and different forms of censorship, Chu explores the challenges facing Hong Kong twenty years after its reversion to China as a Special Administrative Region. Highlighting locality and hybridity along postcolonial lines of interpretation, he also attempts to imagine the future of Hong Kong by utilizing Hong Kong studies as a method. Chu argues that the study of Hong Kong—the place where the impact of the rise of China is most intensely felt—can shed light on emergent crises in different areas of the world. As such, this book represents a consequential follow-up to the author's Lost in Transition and a valuable contribution to international, area, and cultural studies.

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310

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State University of New York Press

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143847170X

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9781438471709

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