03185nam 2200661 a 450 991046559050332120200520144314.01-4294-6958-71-280-84393-40-19-151520-5(CKB)2560000000295059(EBL)422656(OCoLC)437109091(SSID)ssj0000172925(PQKBManifestationID)11176872(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000172925(PQKBWorkID)10160990(PQKB)11063021(StDuBDS)EDZ0000072550(MiAaPQ)EBC422656(Au-PeEL)EBL422656(CaPaEBR)ebr10263711(CaONFJC)MIL84393(EXLCZ)99256000000029505920041221d2004 fy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrHong Kong and the Cold War[electronic resource] Anglo-American relations 1949-1957 /Chi-kwan MarkOxford Clarendon ;New York Oxford University Press20041 online resource (270 p.)Oxford historical monographsDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-927370-7 0-19-170624-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-253) and index.Contents; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Hong Kong in British, Chinese, and American Cold War Thinking; 2. Defending the Indefensible Colony: Anglo-American Exchanges over the Security of Hong Kong; 3. Meeting the Political Threat: Hong Kong in Britain's and America's China Policy; 4. Containing the Economic Warfare: Hong Kong and Export Controls against China; 5. Controlling the 'American diaspora' in Hong Kong: Intelligence, Covert Action, and Propaganda; Conclusion; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index;After 1949, the British Empire in Hong Kong was more vulnerable than it appeared to be. Its vulnerability stemmed as much from Britain's imperial decline and America's Cold War requirements as from an imminent Chinese threat. This is the first scholarly study that explores the interactions of British and US policies towards Hong Kong, and reveals the dynamics of the Anglo-American alliance and the dilemmas of small allies in the global Cold War - ;After 1949, the British Empire in Hong Kong was more vulnerable than the lack of Chinese demand for return and the success of Hong Kong's economicOxford historical monographs.Cold WarHong Kong (China)Politics and governmentGreat BritainForeign relations1945-Hong Kong (China)Foreign relationsUnited StatesHong Kong (China)Foreign relationsGreat BritainHong Kong (China)Foreign relationsChinaElectronic books.Cold War.909.82Mark Chi-Kwan891431MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465590503321Hong Kong and the Cold War1991078UNINA