Umbrellas in Bloom
by Jason yNg
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appears in About Hong Kong and Nonfiction.
The Umbrella Movement put Hong Kong on the world map and elevated this docile, moneyminded Asian island to a model for prodemocracy campaigns across the globe. Umbrellas in Bloom is the first book available in English to chronicle this historymaking event, written by a bestselling author and columnist based on his firsthand experience at the mai...
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appears in About Hong Kong and Nonfiction.
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