He gets inside their skin, signing in to Telegram, an online social network used by the protesters to organize. This is a timely, well-informed attempt to make sense of everything that has happened - critically important in view of the confusion, and contention, that this event has caused.', 'In City on Fire, Antony Dapiran gives a rousing account of the protest movement from its beginnings in 2014 to the long showdowns in 2019.Dapiran takes readers through the streets, alleyways, and subways of the city alongside the black-clad, yellow-hardhat-wearing, gas-masked protesters. 'Illuminates every phase, trigger and turning point, skirmish and tactic in what became 'a fight for the very soul of the city'.', 'The events that have rocked Hong Kong over 2019 have bewildered and surprised people inside and outside the city. City on Firewill be seen as the definitive account of an historic upheaval. He explains how the movement fits into the city's long history of dissent, examines the cultural aspects of the movement, and looks at what the protests will mean for the future of Hong Kong, China, and China's place in the world. In City on Fire, Antony Dapiran provides the first detailed analysis of the protests, and reveals the protesters' unique tactics. Driven primarily by youth protesters with their 'Be water!' philosophy, borrowed from hometown hero Bruce Lee, this leaderless, technology-driven protest movement defied a global superpower and changed Hong Kong, perhaps forever.

Protesters fought street battles with police, and the unrest brought the People's Liberation Army to the doorstep of Hong Kong.

Anti-government protests, sparked by a government proposal to introduce a controversial extradition law, grew into a pro-democracy movement that engulfed the city for months. Through the long, hot summer of 2019, Hong Kong burned. A long-term resident and expert observer of dissent in Hong Kong takes readers to the frontlines of Hong Kong's revolution.

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