ISBN:
9789004258617
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (261 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Social Sciences in Asia 37
Parallel Title:
Print version Chinese Activism of a Different Kind
Parallel Title:
Druckausg. Gao, Jia Chinese activism of a different kind
DDC:
261
Keywords:
Electronic books
;
Chinesen
;
Ausländerstudium
;
Tian'anmen-Massaker
;
Asylbewerber
;
Aktivismus
;
Australien
Abstract:
In Chinese Activism of a Different Kind, Jia Gao examines the social behavior and pattern of actions of 45,000 or so Chinese students in their effort to stay permanently in Australia after the June 4 incident of 1989
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; Chinese Students Living in Australia; Pre- and Post-20 June Groups; Chinese Activism from a Scholarly Perspective; Organization of the Book; 2. The Formation of the Student Issue; The Student Issue after June 4; Expansion of the Student Groups; Changes in Group Patterns; 3. Strategic Identity Construction; The Government's Panic Policy Responses; The Collective Construction of a New Identity; Strategic Identity Construction by Individuals; 4. Organized International Networks
Description / Table of Contents:
The Chinese Students in the United StatesThe Role of Independent Student Unions; Computerized Networks and the 'Pelosi Bill'; Connecting to International Politics; 5. Utilizing Legal Options; The Tide of Immigration Litigation; The Chan Yee Kin Case; The ANU Students v the Immigration Department; 6. Lobbying; Interactions with the Government; Lobbying Community Organizations; The Media as the Main Battleground; 7. Organized Political Actions; The Rationale behind the Transition; Further Politicization of the Campaign; Factionalism and Reorganization; 8. The Finale of the Campaign
Description / Table of Contents:
The '1 November [1993] Decisions'Summary of Findings; A Better Understanding of Chinese Activism; Appendix A: Interview Schedule; Appendix B: Key Questions for Stage One; Bibliography; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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