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Changing Church and State Relations in Hong Kong, 1950-2000 - download pdf or read online

By Beatrice Leung

ISBN-10: 9622096123

ISBN-13: 9789622096127

"The transition of the church buildings from the conventional colonial environment of Hong Kong within the aftermath of global conflict II to the mature Christian neighborhood of post-industrial, post-colonial Hong Kong is analysed with significant ability via Beatrice Leung Kit-fun and Shun-hing Chan... the 2 authors upload considerably to our figuring out of the dilemmas which faced not just the church buildings in adjusting to the transition from British rule however the wider neighborhood as well." – Leo F. Goodstadt, Adjunct Professor, Trinity collage, college of Dublin, and Honorary Fellow of the collage of Hong Kong

"The ebook gave targeted account of Hong Kong's church-state dating in metamorphosis. it may be a massive textual content for college kids in either political technology and China reports, and particularly within the historical past of Hong Kong." – William Liu, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, Psychiatry, and Public health and wellbeing on the collage of Illinois at Chicago

"A well timed attempt to fill a huge hole within the research of Hong Kong society – church-state kinfolk. scholars of Hong Kong examine will locate it so much informative and beneficial. yet its relevance is going past Hong Kong – it is a significant reference if you happen to have an interest within the components of sociology of faith, civil society, political technology and East Asian studies." – Tai-lok Lui, Professor of Sociology, chinese language collage of Hong Kong

"The ebook is the 1st piece of considerable learn to research Church-State family members in Hong Kong through the serious interval of the handover from British to chinese language governance. it really is definitely an unique contribution, in such scale, to elevate the eye on an under-studied, arguable and demanding zone which can seriously have an effect on the altering socio-political dynamics in Hong Kong." – Kim-kwong Chan, government Secretary, Hong Kong Christian Council

"This manuscript is an informative, insightful, and well timed research of Church-State kin in Hong Kong over the last 50 years." – Herbert Pierson, affiliate Professor, Institute of English as a moment Language, St. John's collage, New York

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