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Media, social mobilization and mass protests in post-colonial Hong Kong [electronic resource] : the power of a critical event /

by Lee, Francis L. F. (Francis Lap Fung); Chan, Joseph Man; ProQuest (Firm).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Media, culture, and social change in Asia series: 22.Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2011Description: xvii, 264 p. : ill.ISBN: ; .Subject(s): Social movements -- China -- Hong Kong | Protest movements -- China -- Hong Kong | Press and politics -- China -- Hong Kong -- History -- 21st century | Mass media -- Influence -- China -- Hong Kong | Hong Kong (China) -- Politics and government -- 1997- | Electronic booksOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
From a critical event to ritualistic protests -- Public opinion on the eve of explosion -- Organization, communication, and mobilization -- The reshaping of public discourse -- Constructing the call for democracy -- Contextual changes and strategic responses -- Development of the movement organization -- The social bases of continual protests -- Making sense of participation -- The June 4 connection -- Conclusion.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

From a critical event to ritualistic protests -- Public opinion on the eve of explosion -- Organization, communication, and mobilization -- The reshaping of public discourse -- Constructing the call for democracy -- Contextual changes and strategic responses -- Development of the movement organization -- The social bases of continual protests -- Making sense of participation -- The June 4 connection -- Conclusion.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.


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