Buy new:
$32.00
Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime FREE Returns
FREE delivery on orders over $35 shipped by Amazon.
Temporarily out of stock.
Order now and we'll deliver when available.
Order now and we'll deliver when available. We'll e-mail you with an estimated delivery date as soon as we have more information. Your account will only be charged when we ship the item.
Details
$$32.00 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details
Price
Subtotal
$$32.00
Subtotal
Initial payment breakdown
Shipping cost, delivery date, and order total (including tax) shown at checkout.
Ships from
Amazon.com
Ships from
Amazon.com
Sold by
Amazon.com
Sold by
Amazon.com
Returns
Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt
Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt
This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt.
Read full return policy
Returns
Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt
This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt.
Read full return policy
Payment
Secure transaction
Your transaction is secure
We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more
Payment
Secure transaction
We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more
Amazon book clubs early access
Loading your book clubs
There was a problem loading your book clubs. Please try again.
Not in a club? Learn more
Amazon book clubs early access

Join or create book clubs

Choose books together

Track your books
Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free.
Explore Amazon Book Clubs
Kindle app logo image

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

QR code to download the Kindle App

In Search of an Identity: The Politics of History as a School Subject in Hong Kong, 1960s–2005 (Comparative Educaton Research Centre) Paperback – November 13, 2005

by Edward Vickers (Author)
See all formats and editions
{"desktop_buybox_group_1":[{"displayPrice":"$32.00","priceAmount":32.00,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"32","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"00","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"KGJYtm1ww8XfFh5GmGKSMttuNTvDsmskYzJ615ej9cVLj%2F35sh2Hm%2B2YI910Xf9X%2Fj8hCs3ebjMRu3B6g5%2FQ2FIYv28oUL6fLZPTUIS%2Bd9tZVQQliTW0cY%2FGWErVelvJ56bGsx9jqbY%3D","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"NEW","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":0}]}

Purchase options and add-ons

In most societies the school subject of History reflects and reinforces a sense of collective identity. However, in Hong Kong this has emphatically not been the case. Official and popular ambivalence towards 'the nation' in the shape of the People's Republic of China, and the sensitivity of Hong Kong's own political and cultural status, have meant that the question of local identity has until recently been largely sidestepped in school curricula and textbooks. In this ground- breaking study, Edward Vickers sets out to reexamine some of the myths concerning colonialism and schooling under the British, while showing how in postcolonial Hong Kong these myths have been deployed to legitimise a programme of nationalistic re-education. In a new Afterword, he emphasises that it is Hong Kong’s fundamentally undemocratic political context that has thwarted and continues to thwart efforts to make history education a vehicle for fostering a liberal, democratic sense of regional and national citizenship.
Previous page
  1. Print length
    352 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Hong Kong University Press
  4. Publication date
    November 13, 2005
  5. Dimensions
    6.25 x 0.75 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    962809338X
  7. ISBN-13
    978-9628093380
  8. See all details
Next page
Books with Buzz
Books with Buzz
Discover the latest buzz-worthy books, from mysteries and romance to humor and nonfiction. Explore more

Editorial Reviews

Review

'Since the 1960s, Hong Kong people have developed a strong sense of their own distinctiveness. This thorough study explains why the local school curriculum has failed to reflect this emerging sense of identity. Vickers shows how the pressures of political

'In Search of an Identity provides a scholarly and superbly readable account of a complex episode in curriculum history in East Asia. As such, it represents a major contribution to curriculum policy studies and to the regional historiography of education

'This volume makes a substantial contribution to understanding the complexities of curriculum development processes, identity politics, and notions of 'culture' and 'nationness' not only in Hong Kong, but across the rest of East Asia and beyond.' - Alisa

'A significant contribution to research in the field of education in general, and to research in comparative curriculum history in particular… the first comprehensive effort to analyse the trajectories of history education in Hong Kong from historical per

[There is] no other book covering so thoroughly an essential topic for scholars of national identity the curriculum through which Hong Kong youth have been taught history over the past forty years.' - Gordon Matthews, Asian Anthropology

About the Author

Edward Vickers is professor of comparative education and holds the UNESCO Chair on Education for Peace, Social Justice, and Global Citizenship at Kyushu University in Japan.
 

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hong Kong University Press; 0 edition (November 13, 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 962809338X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9628093380
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.14 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 0.75 x 9 inches

Customer reviews

No customer reviews