02642nam 22006014a 450 991096644540332120241126121740.09780674029231067402923210.4159/9780674029231(CKB)1000000000786840(SSID)ssj0000143959(PQKBManifestationID)11152593(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000143959(PQKBWorkID)10119899(PQKB)11236500(MiAaPQ)EBC3300139(DE-B1597)457575(OCoLC)979739798(DE-B1597)9780674029231(Au-PeEL)EBL3300139(CaPaEBR)ebr10313856(OCoLC)923109357(Perlego)1147492(EXLCZ)99100000000078684020040922d2005 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrEdge of empires Chinese elites and British colonials in Hong Kong /John M. CarrollCambridge, Mass. ;London, Eng. Harvard University Press2005xii, 260 p. mapBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780674017016 0674017013 Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-252) and index.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 --IndexIn 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.Chinese elites and British colonials in Hong KongHong Kong (China)HistoryChinaHistory1861-1912ChinaHistoryRepublic, 1912-1949951.25/04Carroll John M(John Mark),1961-1812756MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910966445403321Edge of empires4365315UNINA