Unfree Speech

The Threat to Global Democracy and Why We Must Act, Now

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<p><b>'Joshua Wong is a brave and inspiring young leader.' - GRETA THUNBERG</b><br> <b><br> Imprisoned on 2 December 2020 for the third time, read Joshua Wong's urgent and powerful story - the Hong Konger fighting for democracy.</b><br><br><b>INTRODUCTION BY AI WEIWEI, FOREWORD BY CHRIS PATTEN</b><br><br> <i>Unfree Speech</i> is Joshua's urgent call for us to defend our democratic values, whoever we are.<br><br>It chronicles Joshua's path to activism, collects the letters he wrote as a political prisoner, and closes with a powerful and urgent manifesto for us to defend our democracies at time of global flux and change.<br><br>Joshua Wong made history when he was 14. While the adults stayed silent, Joshua staged the first ever student protest in Hong Kong to oppose National Education - and won.<br><br> Since then, he led the Umbrella Movement, founded a political party, and rallied the international community around the Hong Kong protests, which saw 2 million people take to the streets. Now, he is in jail again. His actions have sparked worldwide attention and earned him a Nobel Peace Prize nomination, as he continues to fight for what he believes in.<br><br> His message is clear: when we stay silent, no one is safe. When we free our speech, our voice becomes one.<br><br> 'If we want freedom, we need to learn from Hong Kong. With values, tactics, and courage, Joshua Wong shows us the way.' -<b> Timothy Snyder, bestselling author of <i>On Tyranny</i></b><br><br>'A guide to mobilising for democracy and representation in and far beyond Hong Kong.' <b>- Julia Lovell, award-winning author of <i>Maoism</i></b><br><br><b><i>- The Times</i></b><b> Book of the Week - </b><br> <b>- <i>Observer </i>Book of the Week -</b><br> <b>- Named by the <i>Financial Times</i> as one of the 50 people who shaped the decade - </b></p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780753554791

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

199 x 126 x 25 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Verlag / Hersteller

Ebury Publishing