| Umbrellas in Bloom Contributor(s): Ng, Jason Y. (Author), Wong, Joshua (Foreword by), Tsao, Chip (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 988137653X ISBN-13: 9789881376534 Publisher: Blacksmith Books OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - Asian - Political Science | Political Process - Political Advocacy - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.2" W x 8.1" (0.90 lbs) 392 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Umbrella Movement put Hong Kong on the world map and elevated this docile, money-minded Asian island to a model for pro-democracy campaigns across the globe. Umbrellas in Bloom is the first book available in English to chronicle this history-making event, written by a bestselling author and columnist based on his firsthand experience at the main protest sites. Jason Y. Ng takes a no-holds-barred, fly-on-the-wall approach to covering politics. His latest offering steps through the 79-day struggle, from the firing of the first shot of tear gas by riot police to the evacuation of the last protester from the downtown encampments. It is all you need to know about the occupy movement: who took part in it, why it happened, how it transpired, and what it did and did not achieve. |