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Author:

Carroll, John M. (John Mark), 1961-

Title:

Edge of empires : Chinese elites and British colonials in Hong Kong / John M. Carroll.

Publisher:

Harvard University Press,

Copyright Date:

2005

Description:

xii, 260 p. : map ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Hong Kong (China)--History.
China--History--1861-1912.
China--History--Republic, 1912-1949.
Chinezen.
Elites.
Britten.
Bedrijfsleven.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-252) and index.

Contents:

Colonialism and collaboration : Chinese subjects and the making of British Hong Kong -- A better class of Chinese : building the emporium of the east -- Strategic balance : status and respect in the colonial context -- A place of their own : clubs and associations -- Nationalism and identity : the case of Ho Kai -- Preserving Hong Kong : the strike-boycott of 1925-1926 -- Transforming the barren island : the 1941 centenary.

ISBN:

9780674017016 (alk. paper)
0674017013 (alk. paper)

LCCN:

2004059693

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)