East And West. The Last Governor Of Hong Kong On Power, Freedom And The Future

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: As New
Jacket Condition: As New
Publisher: Macmillan Publishers Ltd
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 1998
Edition: Reprint

Description: 339 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in As new condition throughout. The Bulk Of The Book Is Not About The Past-it Is About The Present And The Future.Patten Found That The Experience Of Hong Kong Allowed Him To Reflect-and Changed His Views-on Many Of The Most Important Questions Which Face All Modern Politicians.

Publishers Description: By the former Chairman of the Conservative Party and the last Governor of Hong Kong, this work offers an analysis of the Asian phenomenon and the future of economic and political liberty in China and East Asia in the 21st century. This book focuses on Chris Patten's key disputes with China over questions of democratic elections, civil liberties and Hong Kong's independence, and also examines the larger picture of the Asian value system and Communist China. It examines the implications of China's economic reforms, and sets out the key political agendas for the future for both East and West.

ISBN: 9780333747872