Two Systems, Two Countries

"Two Systems, Two Countries is important because it provides a complex, multifaceted analysis of the Hong Kong nationalist movement. Kevin Carrico brings a wealth of new empirical sources, taking seriously different voices in Hong Kong and the mainland's response."--William A. Callahan, Professor of International Relations, London School of Economics, and author of Sensible Politics: Visualizing International Relations "There is a common but glaring misconception in the field of post-colonial studies: the idea that imperialism is a predominantly Western phenomenon. Examining China's increasingly draconian imperialism in Hong Kong, as well as Hongkongese resistance, Two Systems, Two Countries fills an important gap that has separated post-colonial studies from the realities of colonialism today."--Sing Yan Eric Tsui, visiting scholar at Academia Sinica and author of A National History of Hong Kong "World history shows us that national consciousness in search of liberation from empire, once established, would live on despite the most draconian repression. Carrico's meticulous ethnography of Hong Kong has discovered the latest variants of such consciousness. Lurking underground or roaring out in the open, this consciousness will continue to be an unignorable force shaping the city's future."--Ho-fung Hung, Henry M. and Elizabeth P. Wiesenfeld Professor in Political Economy, Johns Hopkins University