Anglo-China
Subtitle: Chinese People and British Rule in Hong Kong
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon
Published: October 12, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 460
ISBN-13: 9780700712984
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: c 1500 to c 1900; Colonization & independence; c 1800 to c 1900; History: World; History; Ethnic Issues; British Empire; China; Ethnic Studies - General; Social Science / Ethnic Studies; Asia - China; Sociology
First sentence: The early promoters of Hong Kong, talked in extravagant terms about their tiny new island colony.
Description: "Anglo-China traces the development of colonial rule in early British Hong Kong. Drawing on a variety of hitherto neglected sources, the book also explores how the daily practice of government affected the lives of people in the region - and how they in turn sought to shape colonial rule."--Jacket.