Securitization of the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong

Name: Securitization of the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Securitization of the Umbrella Movement in Hong KongThe Rise of a Patriotocratic System\nAuthor(s): Cora Y.T. Hui\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032091570, 978-1032091570\nSynopsis\nIn recent years, the city many hoped would help democratize China has instead become a research setting in which to study Chinas increasing intolerance of dissent. Since Hong Kongs return to Chinese sovereignty in 1997, Chinas treatment of Hong Kong could be divided into three stages: non-intervention, intervention, and securitization. If the July 1 march in 2003 is a watershed that marked Beijings change from non-intervention to intervention, this book suggests that the Umbrella Movement in 2014 is another watershed that marked Beijings change from intervention to securitization.\n\nThis book is a theoretically driven case study of the Umbrella Movement, a massive sit-in that paralyzed key business and retail districts for 79 days.