The 'public' up against the state: Narrative cracks and credibility crisis in postcolonial Hong Kong

Theory, Culture and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 121-144

  Ku, Agnes S ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0035531581     PISSN: 02632764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/02632760122051670     Document Type: Article

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