A Profile of Hong Kong provides a detailed history of colonialism in Hong Kong that still reverberates today. Despite this tumultuous history, there are many things that make Hong Kong special and worth fighting for. For over 100 years, the Hong Kong people have been fighting for liberty despite the constant oppression from other countries. Bruce Herschensohn shows how years of riots and protests demonstrate the resilience of the Hong Kong people and the determination to make their country belong to them. With compelling firsthand accounts, A Profile of Hong Kong explores the history of this political entity from a 99-year treaty to the handover to the recent powerful protests for liberty. Herschensohn emphasizes the irony of the Chinese government coming to Hong Kong, the majority of whose people had fled from that same government, and how these very people are once again facing oppression from this repressive government. Herschensohn includes through descriptions of the changes for
Argues that since President Obama's inauguration, the United States' foreign policy has drastically changed and no longer treats allies as allies and predicts a future war in 2013.
Islamist revolutionary terrorists have taken over the United States of America. Millions of citizens have been killed, imprisoned, and tortured. The President is missing, his most trusted advisor, El
When Christopher Straw was a little boy in Fort Littleton, Pennsylvania, he wanted to be the first man to land on the moon. That was before the advent of Astronauts. He never reached the moon but when
Bruce Herschensohn challenges the same old beliefs most often heard in the media and read in the textbooks. Is Afghanistan really the longest war in the history of the United States? Was Hong Kon
Taiwan's recent moves to democratize its political system have undermined the "one China" policy and demanded the redefinition of relations between Taiwan and China.Across the Taiwan Strait
