TY - BOOK ID - 7168765 TI - Social movements in China and Hong Kong AU - Kuah-Pearce, Khun Eng AU - Guiheux, Gilles PY - 2009 VL - 9 SN - 9789089641311 9789048510559 9048510554 9089641319 9781282401969 1282401963 9786612401961 6612401966 PB - Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press DB - UniCat KW - Social change KW - Social movements KW - S06/0500 KW - S10/0520 KW - S06/0437 KW - S11/0830 KW - China: Politics and government--Other modern political movements (e.g. anarchism, Socialism, dissident movements, Beijing Spring, Tian'anmen) KW - China: Economics, industry and commerce--Industry: since 1949 KW - China: Politics and government--Policy towards intellectuals (incl. "thought reform", "brainwashing") KW - China: Social sciences--Labour conditions and trade unions: since 1949 KW - Movements, Social KW - Social history KW - Social psychology KW - Change, Social KW - Cultural change KW - Cultural transformation KW - Societal change KW - Socio-cultural change KW - Social evolution KW - Social change - China KW - Social change - China - Hong Kong KW - Social movements - China KW - Social movements - China - Hong Kong KW - culture and instituten KW - sociologie KW - culture and institutions KW - sociology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7168765 AB - The starting point of this book is the acknowledgement that on one side Chinese individuals, freer from the constraints of the State, have to rely on their own efforts for their well-being and, on the other side, in some circumstances, they gather together to defend their interests. The individualisation of society goes hand in hand with the collective movements that emerged as a result of individual wants. There are not only internal factors leading to the emergence of collective forms of action, but also external ones and that's why the editors have chosen to encompass Hong Kong in their stu ER -