Edge of Empires

Chinese Elites and British Colonials in Hong Kong

John M. Carroll

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$65.50 • £52.95 • €59.00

ISBN 9780674017016

Publication Date: 04/30/2005

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274 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

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Acknowledgments
Note on Romanization
Introduction
1. Colonialism and Collaboration: Chinese Subjects and the Making of British Hong Kong
2. A Better Class of Chinese: Building the Emporium of the East
3. Strategic Balance: Status and Respect in the Colonial Context
4. A Place of Their Own: Clubs and Associations
5. Nationalismand Identity: The Case of Ho Kai
6. Preserving Hong Kong: The Strike-Boycott of 1925–1926
7. Transforming the Barren Island: The 1941 Centenary
Conclusion
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index

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