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Autore |
Cheung Gary Ka-wai |
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Titolo |
Hong Kong's watershed [[electronic resource] ] : the 1967 riots / / Gary Ka-wai Cheung |
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Hong Kong, : Hong Kong University Press, 2009 |
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988-220-701-4 |
1-282-70898-8 |
9786612708985 |
988-8052-36-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (265 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Riots - China - Hong Kong - History - 20th century |
Hong Kong (China) History 20th century |
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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 and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Introduction The 1967 riots: A Watershed in the Postwar History of Hong Kong; 1. Prelude to the 1967 riots; 2. Labour dispute at the Hong Kong Artificial Flower Works: The immediate trigger of the 1967 riots; 3. The Garden Road incident on May 22, 1967; 4. People's Daily editorial on June 3 and the general strikes; 5. The Sha Tau Kok incident and bomb attacks; 6. Britain's plan for emergency evacuation of Hong Kong; 7. Hawks and doves within the British government in handling the disturbances; 8. The arson attack on the office of British charge d'affaires and the murder of Lam Bun |
9. Finale to the Hong Kong-style Cultural Revolution10. Impact of the 1967 riots; 11. Recollection and reflections by key players in the disturbances; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Hong Kong's Watershed: The 1967 Riots is the first English book that provides an account and critical analysis of the disturbances based on declassified files from the British government and recollection by key players during the events. The interviews with the participants, including Jack Cater, Liang Shangyuan, George Walden, Tsang Tak-sing, Tsang Yok-sing, and Hong Kong government officials, left irreplaceable records of oral history on the political upheaval. --The |
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