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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450244403321

Titolo

Hong Kong's history : state and society under colonial rule / / edited by Tak-Wing Ngo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1999

ISBN

1-280-33670-6

1-134-63095-6

0-203-01202-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (218 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in Asia's transformations

Altri autori (Persone)

NgoTak-Wing <1962->

Disciplina

951.25

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Hong Kong (China) History

Hong Kong (China) Social conditions

Hong Kong (China) Politics and government

Great Britain Colonies Administration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-197) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables; Notes on contributors; Preface; Colonialism in Hong Kong revisited; Chinese collaboration in the making of British Hong Kong; Comprador politics and middleman capitalism; The criminal trial under early colonial rule; State building and rural stability; Social movements and public discourse on politics; Industrial history and the artifice of laissez-faire colonialism; State-business relations and industrial restructuring; Flexible manufacturing in a colonial economy; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Drawing together contributions from historians, sociologists and political scientists the book highlights the role played by a variety of social actors in Hong Kongs history.