Colours of money, shades of pride : historicities and moral politics in industrial conflicts in Hong Kong (original) (raw)
ISBN 96 2 209 625 5 (hardback) ISBN 96 2 209 626 3 (paperback) All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted m an y for m o r b y an y means , electroni c o r mechanical , includin g photocopy , recording, or any information storag e or retrieval system, without prior permissio n in writing from the publisher. British Library Cataloguing-m-Publication Dat a A catalogu e recor d fo r this book i s available fro m th e Britis h Library. Printed an d bound b y Nordica Printing Co. Ltd., i n Hong Kong, China. Hong Kong University Pres s i s honoured tha t X u Bing, whose art explores the complex themes of language across cultures, has written the Press' s name i n his Square Word Calligraphy. This signals our commitment t o cross-cultural thinking an d the distinctive natur e of our English-language books published i n China. "At firs t glance , Squar e Wor d Calligraph y appear s to be nothin g more unusual than Chinese characters, but i n fact i t i s a new way of rendering English words m the format of a square so they resemble Chinese characters. Chines e viewer s expec t t o b e abl e t o rea d Square Wor d Calligraph y bu t cannot. Wester n viewers , howeve r are surprised to find they can read it. Delight erupts when meanin g is unexpectedly revealed. "-Britta Enckson, The Art ofXu Bing
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