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"Underground Front: The Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong" is the first work to study the role of the Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong since its founding in 1921. It describes events related to the Communist Party, including the results of a public opinion survey on the attitudes of Hong Kong citizens towards the Communist Party, and provides an appendix listing materials related to the Communist Party's united front activities, offering a deep understanding of the history of the Communist Party in Hong Kong. This book is suitable for readers interested in Hong Kong history, politics, and modern Chinese history.
- AuthorLu Gonghui
- PublisherHong Kong University Press
- Publication Date2011
Hong Kong’s story in the Second World War has been predominantly told as a story of the British forces and their defeat on Christmas Day 1941. But there is another story: the Chinese guerrilla forces who harassed the Japanese throughout the occupation played a crucial part in the escapes from Hong Kong’s prisoner-of-war camps and in rescuing Allied airmen. This neglected part of Hong Kong’s war is Chan Sui-jeung’s topic in this pioneering book informed by his many contacts with participants in the guerrilla warfare.
- AuthorChan, Sui-jeung
- PublisherHong Kong University Press
- Publication Date2012
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This book is a unique oral history of Hong Kong and Japanese cinema, providing valuable insights into film history and Hong Kong's past. The collection of twenty interviews spans over half a century, from the 1930s to the present, offering valuable material for researchers. Notably, the experiences shared by individuals in the field shed light on various aspects of the industry.
- AuthorQiu Shuting
- PublisherHong Kong University Press
- Publication Date2012
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Kim Loo-sun, a controversial Chinese religious leader, received a Jesuit education and became a priest in 1945. Despite being imprisoned for 27 years for counter-revolutionary activities, he later served as the dean of the Shanghai Theological Seminary and was appointed as the bishop of Shanghai without Vatican approval. This book reflects on his extraordinary journey, highlighting his survival through faith and sentiment in a turbulent era. It covers his childhood, education, return to China, imprisonment, release, and return to Shanghai, showcasing his resilience and impact on the Chinese Catholic Church.
- AuthorKim Loo-sun
- PublisherHong Kong University Press
- Publication Date2013
This book delves into Wang Shi-zhen's "Four Poems of Autumn Willows," a unique and influential work in Qing Dynasty poetry. It examines the responses of contemporary poets and explores the ongoing debates regarding the presence of "thoughts of the old Ming" in Wang's poems and their responses. The author goes beyond political allegory to explore the cultural and theoretical significance of the poems, making important breakthroughs in interpretation, textual research, and Qing Dynasty poetics.
- AuthorYan Zhixiong
- PublisherHong Kong University Press
- Publication Date2013
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Professor Elizabeth Perry offers an insightful perspective on the surprising revolutionary path of the Chinese Communist Party. She attributes this divergence from the Russian model to the innovative use of cultural resources by the Party, from the revolutionary uprising to the consolidation of power. Mao Zedong and his successors adeptly employed "cultural positioning" and "cultural manipulation" to familiarize the Chinese people with the once foreign communist system, shaping it into a "Chinese characteristic." Professor Perry delves into the early workers' movement at the Anyuan Coal Mine as a case study, highlighting its significance as a symbol of the unique Chinese revolutionary tradition. Her analysis explores the implications of this tradition as contemporary Chinese academia grapples with political prospects and debates its revolutionary history.
- AuthorPei Yili
- PublisherHong Kong University Press
- Publication Date2014