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200 10$aHong Kong and the Cold War$b[electronic resource] $eAnglo-American relations 1949-1957 /$fChi-kwan Mark
210   $aOxford $cClarendon ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2004
215   $a1 online resource (270 p.)
225 1 $aOxford historical monographs
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [235]-253) and index.
327   $aContents; 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;
330   $aAfter 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 economic
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607   $aHong Kong (China)$xPolitics and government
607   $aGreat Britain$xForeign relations$y1945-
607   $aHong Kong (China)$xForeign relations$zUnited States
607   $aHong Kong (China)$xForeign relations$zGreat Britain
607   $aHong Kong (China)$xForeign relations$zChina
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