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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778188603321

Autore

Carroll John M (John Mark), <1961->

Titolo

Edge of empires [[electronic resource] ] : Chinese elites and British colonials in Hong Kong / / John M. Carroll

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass. ; ; London, Eng., : Harvard University Press, 2005

ISBN

0-674-02923-2

Descrizione fisica

xii, 260 p. : map

Disciplina

951.25/04

Soggetti

HISTORY / Asia / China

Hong Kong (China) History

China History 1861-1912

China History Republic, 1912-1949

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-252) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- 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. Nationalism and 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

Sommario/riassunto

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.