The Politics of Policing the Anti-WTO Protests in Hong Kong

Asian Journal of Political Science

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 140-162

  Lo Shiu hing, Sonny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anti WTO; Flashpoint Model; Police; Protests; Riots

Indexed keywords

EID: 85055381193     PISSN: 02185377     EISSN: 17507812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02185370601063175     Document Type: Article

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