Who can afford not to understand the USA? Many facets of American life have been embraced around the world, yet the sense of "just like in the movies" familiarity that first-time visitors often feel can be misleading. Underneath the gleaming smile of American popular culture lies a rich and complex [...]

Argues that the Government's response to Shek Kip Mei fire was grudging and incremental and that the security and stability of Hong Kong weighed as heavily, possibly more so, in the decisions than the predicament of the fire victims. This book aims to make a contrarian contribution to the postwar hi[...]