Among the Braves: Hope, Struggle, and Exile in the Battle for Hong Kong and the Future of Global Democracy Mahtani Shibani
Among the Braves: Hope, Struggle, and Exile in the Battle for Hong Kong and the Future of Global Democracy Mahtani Shibani In the vein of Behind the Beautiful Forevers and Nothing to Envy, a…
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Among the Braves: Hope, Struggle, and Exile in the Battle for Hong Kong and the Future of Global Democracy Mahtani Shibani
In the vein of Behind the Beautiful Forevers and Nothing to Envy, a narrative history of the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement, culminating in the 2019 mass protests and Beijing's crackdown, through the eyes of those who were there.The multi-million-member protest movement in Hong Kong was actually gaining ground until COVID-19 hit. Referred to in Cantonese as "the braves," these frontline protestors represented a larger movement around the world: a youth movement in which activists saw little hope for their future, so they were willing to risk everything to fight Then the marches stopped, and Beijing passed a draconian national security law designed not just as an answer to protests but the "problem" of Hong Kong people's fundamental desire for democracy and their own identity.During the pandemic, many protesters were either forced into prison or exile.