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The Politics of Policing in Greater China
Sonny Shiu-Hing Lo
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Description for The Politics of Policing in Greater China
hardcover. Series: Politics and Development of Contemporary China. Num Pages: 333 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, 5 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 580.
This book examines the politics of policing in Greater China, including mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao. As the author shows, police ideological indoctrination is strongest in mainland China, followed by Hong Kong, and Taiwan, where the police is under increasing political stress, in the aftermath of rising public protests and socio-political movements. Macao's police, on the other hand, is far less politicized and indoctrinated than their mainland Chinese counterpart. This book demonstrates that policing in China is a distinctive and extensive topic, as it involves not only crime control, ... Read more
This book examines the politics of policing in Greater China, including mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao. As the author shows, police ideological indoctrination is strongest in mainland China, followed by Hong Kong, and Taiwan, where the police is under increasing political stress, in the aftermath of rising public protests and socio-political movements. Macao's police, on the other hand, is far less politicized and indoctrinated than their mainland Chinese counterpart. This book demonstrates that policing in China is a distinctive and extensive topic, as it involves not only crime control, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
333
Condition
New
Series
Politics and Development of Contemporary China
Number of Pages
333
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137390691
SKU
V9781137390691
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Sonny Shiu-Hing Lo
Sonny Lo is Professor in the Department of Social Sciences and Director of the Centre for Governance and Citizenship at the Education University of Hong Kong. He formerly worked at the University of Waterloo, Canada, The University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Murdoch University, Australia, Lingnan College, and the University of East Asia, Macau. ... Read more
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