New Book on Macau History and Society
Posted: January 13th, 2011 | No Comments »Zhidong Hao’s new history of Macau – Macau History and Society is now out.
– Illuminates the early Portuguese maritime exploration along China’s south coast, political and economic development in Macau, and current social problems.
- Makes significant contributions to a political sociology of Macau, emphasizing how different civilizations and cultures interacted with one another.
– Explores how Macau can construct a new multicultural identity, and a cosmopolitan political and economic identity.
Zhidong Hao is professor of sociology at the University of Macau. He is the author and editor of several books including Civil Society in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan (edited in Chinese), and Whither Taiwan and Mainland China: National Identity, the State, and Intellectuals.
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