Hong Kong’s New Identity Politics

Name: Hong Kong’s New Identity Politics
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Hong Kongs New Identity PoliticsLonging for the Local in the Shadow of China\nAuthor(s): Iam-chong Ip\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367410544, 978-0367410544\nSynopsis\nIp uses Hong Kong as a case study in how the production of the desire for \""the local\"" lies at the heart of global cultural economy.\n\nPerhaps more so than most places, the construction of a local identity in Hong Kong has come about through a complex interplay of neoliberalism, postcoloniality and reaction to the consequent anxieties and uncertainties. As its importance as an economic centre has diminished and its relationship with Mainland China has become more strained, its people have become more concerned to define a \""Hong Kong\"" identity that can be defended from external threat. Ip analyses the working and reworking of power relations and modes of agency in this global city.\n\nA must read for scholars of Hong Kong politics and societ.