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Podcast: New Books in Human Rights
Episode: Antony Dapiran, "City on Fire: The Fight for Hong Kong" (Scribe, 2020)
Description: Hong Kong in 2019 was a city on fire. Anti-government protests, sparked by an ill-fated extradition bill sparked seven months of protest and civil unrest. Protestors clashed with police in the streets, in shopping malls, in residential buildings. Driven by Hong Kong’s young people with their ‘Be Water!’ strategy, the pro-democracy movement grew into a massive force, receiving support from all demographics – from the ‘silver-hairs’, to mothers, from healthcare workers, to journalists and bankers, the ongoing protests polarized the community and changed the urban city space, likely forever.In City on Fire: The Fight for Hong Kong (Scribe, 2020...