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Hong Kong And British Culture 1945 97
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Author : Mark Hampton
language : en
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Release Date : 2015-11-01
Hong Kong And British Culture 1945 97 written by Mark Hampton and has been published by Manchester University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-01 with History categories.
This book examines the British cultural engagement with Hong Kong in the second half of the twentieth century. It shows how the territory fit unusually within Britain’s decolonisation narratives and served as an occasional foil for examining Britain’s own culture during a period of perceived stagnation and decline. Drawing on a wide range of archival and published primary sources, Hong Kong and British culture, 1945–97 investigates such themes as Hong Kong as a site of unrestrained capitalism, modernisation, and good government, as well as an arena of male social and sexual opportunity. It also examines the ways in which Hong Kong Chinese embraced British culture, and the competing predictions that British observers made concerning the colony’s return to Chinese sovereignty. An epilogue considers the enduring legacy of British colonialism. This book will be essential reading for historians of Hong Kong, British decolonisation, and Britain’s culture of declinism.
Hong Kong The Road To 1997
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Author : Roger Buckley
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1997-06-12
Hong Kong The Road To 1997 written by Roger Buckley and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-06-12 with History categories.
Essential reading for all those interested in the remarkable history of Hong Kong since 1945 and in its unpredictable future after 1997.
A Modern History Of Hong Kong
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Author : Steve Tsang
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2003-12-31
A Modern History Of Hong Kong written by Steve Tsang and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-12-31 with History categories.
This major history of Hong Kong tells the remarkable story of how a cluster of remote fishing villages grew into an icon of capitalism. The story began in 1842 with the founding of the Crown Colony after the First Anglo-Chinese war - the original 'Opium War'. As premier power in Europe and an expansionist empire, Britain first created in Hong Kong a major naval station and the principal base to open the Celestial Chinese Empire to trade. Working in parallel with the locals, the British built it up to become a focus for investment in the region and an international centre with global shipping, banking and financial interests. Yet by far the most momentous change in the history of this prosperous, capitalist colony was its return in 1997 to 'Mother China', the most powerful Communist state in the world.
Covert Colonialism
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Author : Florence Mok
language : en
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Release Date : 2023-07-11
Covert Colonialism written by Florence Mok and has been published by Manchester University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-11 with Political Science categories.
This book fills the long-standing void in the existing scholarship by constructing an empirical study of colonial governance and political culture in Hong Kong from 1966 to 1997.Using under-exploited archival and unofficial data in London and Hong Kong, it overcomes the limitations in the existing literature which has been written mainly by political scientists and sociologists, and has been primarily theoretically driven. It addresses a highly contested and timely agenda, one in which colonial historians have made major interventions: the nature of colonial governance and autonomy of the colonial polity. This book focusing on colonialism and the Chinese society in Hong Kong in a pivotal period will generate meaningful discussions and heated debates on comparisons between ‘colonialism’ in different space and time: between Hong Kong and other former British colonies; and between colonial and post-colonial Hong Kong.
Hong Kong S Transitions 1842 1997
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Author : Judith M. Brown
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 1997-06-12
Hong Kong S Transitions 1842 1997 written by Judith M. Brown and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-06-12 with Political Science categories.
The reversion of Hong Kong to China on 1 July 1997 is an event of major historical significance. This volume examines this dramatic event from a long-term perspective against the background of earlier turning points in Hong Kong's political, economic and social history. It also explores Hong Kong's links with China and Britain in this troubled last decade of colonial rule, and offers a basis for assessing the territory's possible future as a part of the Chinese state.
The Cultural Construction Of The British World
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Author : Barry Crosbie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-04
The Cultural Construction Of The British World written by Barry Crosbie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04 with Great Britain categories.
What were the cultural factors that held the British world together? How was Britishness understood at home, in the Empire, and in areas of informal British influence? This book makes the case for a 'cultural British world', and examines how it took shape in a wide range of locations, ranging from India to Jamaica, from Sierra Leone to Australia, and from south China to New Zealand. Eleven original essays explore a wide range of topics, including images of nakedness, humanitarianism, anti-slavery, literary criticism, travel narratives, and household possessions. The book argues that the debates around these issues, as well as the consumer culture associated with them, helped give the British world a sense of cohesion and identity. The cultural construction of the British world will be essential reading for historians of imperialism and globalisation, and includes contributions from some of the most prominent historians of British imperial and cultural history.
Europe And China In The Cold War
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2018-11-26
Europe And China In The Cold War written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-26 with History categories.
Europe and China in the Cold War offers fresh and captivating scholarship on a complex relationship. Defying the divisions and hostilities of those times, national cases and personal experiences show that Sino-European connections were much more intense than previously thought.
Edge Of Empires
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Author : John M. CARROLL
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2009-06-30
Edge Of Empires written by John M. CARROLL and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-30 with History categories.
In Edge of Empires, Carroll situates Hong Kong squarely within the framework of both Chinese and British colonial history, while exploring larger questions about the meaning and implications of colonialism in modern history.
A Concise History Of Hong Kong
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Author : John Mark Carroll
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2007
A Concise History Of Hong Kong written by John Mark Carroll and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
When the British occupied the tiny island of Hong Kong during the First Opium War, the Chinese empire was well into its decline, while Great Britain was already in the second decade of its legendary "Imperial Century." From this collision of empires arose a city that continues to intrigue observers. Melding Chinese and Western influences, Hong Kong has long defied easy categorization. John M. Carroll's engrossing and accessible narrative explores the remarkable history of Hong Kong from the early 1800s through the post-1997 handover, when this former colony became a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. The book explores Hong Kong as a place with a unique identity, yet also a crossroads where Chinese history, British colonial history, and world history intersect. Carroll concludes by exploring the legacies of colonial rule, the consequences of Hong Kong's reintegration with China, and significant developments and challenges since 1997.
A Borrowed Place
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Author : Frank Welsh
language : en
Publisher: Kodansha
Release Date : 1993
A Borrowed Place written by Frank Welsh and has been published by Kodansha this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with History categories.
About the history of Hong Kong from ancient times until 1993.