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Chinese activism of a different kind : the Chinese students' campaign to stay in Australia /
In Chinese Activism of a Different Kind, Jia Gao examines the social behavior and pattern of actions of 45,000 or so Chinese students in their effort to stay permanently in Australia after the June 4 incident of 1989.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden :
Brill,
2013.
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| Colección: | Social sciences in Asia ;
v. 37. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; Chinese Students Living in Australia; Pre- and Post-20 June Groups; Chinese Activism from a Scholarly Perspective; Organization of the Book; 2. The Formation of the Student Issue; The Student Issue after June 4; Expansion of the Student Groups; Changes in Group Patterns; 3. Strategic Identity Construction; The Government's Panic Policy Responses; The Collective Construction of a New Identity; Strategic Identity Construction by Individuals; 4. Organized International Networks.
- The Chinese Students in the United StatesThe Role of Independent Student Unions; Computerized Networks and the 'Pelosi Bill'; Connecting to International Politics; 5. Utilizing Legal Options; The Tide of Immigration Litigation; The Chan Yee Kin Case; The ANU Students v the Immigration Department; 6. Lobbying; Interactions with the Government; Lobbying Community Organizations; The Media as the Main Battleground; 7. Organized Political Actions; The Rationale behind the Transition; Further Politicization of the Campaign; Factionalism and Reorganization; 8. The Finale of the Campaign.
- The '1 November [1993] Decisions'Summary of Findings; A Better Understanding of Chinese Activism; Appendix A: Interview Schedule; Appendix B: Key Questions for Stage One; Bibliography; Index.