Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The role of reunification with Hong Kong in the neoliberalization of the Chinese state; 1 The Hong Kong question: From sovereignty to government; 2 The affective economy of the Hong Kong countdown: Media convergence, public feelings, and neoliberal subjectivity; 3 History as a governmental discourse; 4 Morality and pleasure in the synchronization with the world; 5 The super-firm in spatial representations of socialism and capitalism; 6 Memories of the future in Hong Kong
Conclusion: Is China truly neoliberal, or a state with neoliberal characteristics?Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
This book examines the period leading up to the Hong Kong handover in 1997 - the 'countdown of time', and by using iconic cultural symbols such as the countdown clock, the Hong Kong Museum exhibitions and cultural heritage sites, argues that China has undergone a transition to neoliberal state, in part through its reunification with Hong Kong
