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UNINA9910820194903321 |
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Titolo |
May days in Hong Kong [[electronic resource] ] : riot and emergency in 1967 / / edited by Robert Bickers and Ray Yep |
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Hong Kong, : Hong Kong University Press |
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London, : Eurospan [distributor], 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-01703-2 |
9786613017031 |
988-8052-56-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (233 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BickersRobert A |
YepRay <1964-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Anti-imperialist movements - China - Hong Kong - History |
Hong Kong (China) History 20th century |
Hong Kong (China) Foreign relations Great Britain |
Great Britain Foreign relations China Hong Kong |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-213) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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section 1. Strategy and history -- section 2. Policies and legacies -- section 3. Testimonies. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this study of the anti-colonial riots which erupted in Hong Kong in May 1967, the authors of May Days in Hong Kong shed new light on their causes, their impact on future government policy and on Sino-British relations, and their legacy for Hong Kong society and governance, and the people of the territory.This is the first sustained exploration of the anti-colonial campaign that was inspired by the Cultural Revolution in China, recent events in Macau, and fuelled by inequalities in Hong Kong society. The riots presented a sustained challenge to British authority. As leftist-led demonstration |
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