Gordon Mathews teaches in the Department of Anthropology, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Eric Kit-wai Ma teaches in the School of Journalism and Communication, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Tai-lok Lui teaches in the Department of Sociology, the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

• 1. The Significance of Hong Kong 2. Fleeing the Nation, Creating a Local Home, 1949-1983 3. Rejoining the Nation, 1983-2006 4. Representing the Nation in Hong Kong Mass Media 5. Hong Kong Schools and the Teaching of National Identity 6. Hong Kong People’s Changing Comprehensions of National Identity 7. How American, Chinese, and Hong Kong University Students Understand "Belonging to a Nation" 8. Hong Kong People Encountering the Nation in South China 9. Hong Kong’s Market-Based National Identity: Harbinger of a Global Future?

'..how do Hongkongers themselves view their identity, and how is their relationship to the Chinese nation changing? These are the questions addressed in this important and highly readable book. It highlights the peculiar ambivalence of Hongkongers’ affective ties to “China,” attributing this to a history of mass flight from Communism, colonial depoliticization and economic success.' -The China Review, Vol. 8, No. 2 (Fall 2008)'this book is undoubtedly one of the most important works on the dynamics of identity change in Hong Kong. Students, teachers, and researchers will find it very useful, insightful, and valuable' - Sonny Lo, China Perspectives (Spring 2009)