Discursive Change in Hong Kong
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Discursive Change in Hong Kong

Sociopolitical Dynamics, Metaphor, and One Country, Two Systems

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  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Discursive Change in Hong Kong

Sociopolitical Dynamics, Metaphor, and One Country, Two Systems

About this book

Discursive Change in Hong Kong: Sociopolitical Dynamics, Metaphor, and One Country, Two Systems is an interdisciplinary study of sociopolitical and discursive change in Hong Kong—a westernized Chinese society once under British rule, now decolonized but without independence, and with a constitution promising universal suffrage sometime in the future. Starting off with interesting and frequently contradictory debates surrounding the discussions on the Handover of Hong Kong to mainland China, Jennifer Eagleton provides a stimulating, politically well-informed, and comprehensive "insider" account of many aspects of the press media and official discourse on democracy and political change in Hong Kong as part of "One Country, Two Systems." The book shows how historical, cultural, and identity issues have shaped and molded post-1997 political discourse and how the seemingly dramatic changes in the city since 2020 may not have been that surprising for long-term observers of Hong Kong. By going beyond consideration of the purely linguistic dimension of the selected texts to encompass the larger historical and socio-political context, and incorporating textual, discursive, and metaphoric analysis over time, this book provides a detailed examination of Hong Kong political discourse and its constituent themes.

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Information

Publisher
Lexington Books
Year
2022
Edition
1
eBook ISBN
9781978781238
Topic
Languages & Linguistics
Subtopic
Linguistics
Index
Languages & Linguistics

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. A Word on Primary and Secondary Sources Used in This Book
  7. Chapter 1: A Transition: Impact of the Past on the Discourse of Hong Kong’s Political Future
  8. Chapter 2: Hong Kong’s “Guiding Light”: The Basic Law as Discursive Frame
  9. Chapter 3: Participants in the Discourse: The Political Divide
  10. Chapter 4: Metaphor as Narrative: Mapping the First Decade of Political Change
  11. Chapter 5: Hijacking an Ideology: The Cultural Revolution, Metaphor, and Hong Kong’s Democratization
  12. Chapter 6: Contested Concepts: Civil Disobedience and the Rule of Law before, during, and after the Umbrella Movement
  13. Chapter 7: The Mainlandization of Hong Kong Political Discourse
  14. Chapter 8: “Being Water”: A Holistic Study of the 2019 Protests
  15. Chapter 9: Looking toward a Contested Future
  16. Chapter 10: Discursive Change in Hong Kong: Sociopolitical Dynamics and the One Country, Two Systems
  17. Appendix
  18. References
  19. Index
  20. About the Author

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