China, Britain and Hong Kong, 1895-1945
Author: Kit-ching Chan Lau
Publisher: Chinese University Press
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9789622014091
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The Fall of Hong Kong
Author: Philip Snow
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2003-01-01
Total Pages: 530
ISBN-13: 9780300103731
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The definitive account of the wartime history of Hong Kong On Christmas Day 1941 the Japanese captured Hong Kong, and Britain lost control of its Chinese colony for almost four years, a turning point in the process by which the British were to be expelled from the colony and from East Asia. This book unravels for the first time the dramatic story of the Japanese occupation and reinterprets the subsequent evolution of Hong Kong. "Magnificent. . . . The clarity of mind Snow brings to his labor of storytelling and contextualizing is] amazing."--John Lanchester, Daily Telegraph "Beautifully written, with many telling anecdotes."--Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs "Very good. . . . Provides] a much more nuanced picture than has appeared before in English of life among Hong Kong's different communities before and during the Japanese occupation."--Economist
Hong Kong Between Britain and China, 1945-1967
The Taking of Hong Kong
Author: Susanna Hoe
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-10-11
Total Pages: 313
ISBN-13: 1136822496
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Relations between Britain and China have, for over 150 years, been inextricably bound up with the taking of Hong Kong Island on 26 January 1841. The man responsible, Britain's plenipotentiary Captain Charles Elliot, was recalled by his government in disgrace and has been vilified ever since by China. This book describes the taking of Hong Kong from Elliot's point of view for the first time '- through the personal letters of himself and his wife Clara '- and shows a man of intelligence, conscience and humanitarian instincts. The book gives new insights into Sino-British relations of the period. Because these are now being re-assessed both historically and for the future, revelations about Elliot's role, intentions and analysis are significant and could make an important difference to our understanding of the dynamics of these relations. On a different level, the book explores how Charles the private man, with his wife by his side, experienced events, rather than how Elliot the public figure reported them to the British government. The work is therefore of great historiographical interest.
Edge of Empires
Author: John M. CARROLL
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2009-06-30
Total Pages: 275
ISBN-13: 0674029232
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In 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.
Political Order and Power Transition in Hong Kong
Author: Pang-kwong Li
Publisher: Chinese University Press
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9789622017832
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Leading scholars of Hong Kong studies have contributed their expertise and analyses to this volume in order to better understand the dynamics of change and related issues during this historic period of Hong Kong history. This book highlights some of the key issues that have emerged in the process of transition: British policy towards Hong Kong, political reforms and democratization, relations between the administration and the legislature, the transformation of senior civil service, development of political party, civil society, fiscal policy and land use, etc.
The China-Burma-India Campaign, 1931-1945
Author: Eugene L. Rasor
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 1998-03-19
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 031337080X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The China-Burma-India campaign of the Asian/Pacific war of World War II was the most complex, if not the most controversial, theater of the entire war. Guerrilla warfare, commando and special intelligence operations, and air tactics originated here. The literature is extensive and this book provides an evaluative survey of that vast literature. A comprehensive compilation of some 1,500 titles, the work includes a narrative historiographical overview and an annotated bibliography of the titles covered in the historiographical section. Following an introductory historical essay and a chronology, the historiographical narrative covers land, water, underwater, air, and combined operations, intelligence matters, diplomacy, and logistics and supply. It also examines the memoirs, diaries, autobiographies, and biographies of the personnel involved. Such cultural topics as journalism, fiction, film, and art are analyzed, and existing gaps in the literature are looked at. The bibliography provides both descriptive and evaluative annotations.
Sino-British Negotiations and the Search for a Post-War Settlement, 1942–1949
Author: Zhaodong Wang
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Published: 2022-03-21
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 3110706652
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The book is a systematic study of the China-Britain relationship during the 1942–1949 period with a particular focus on the two countries’ discussions over both the 1943 Sino-British treaty and the discarded Sino-British commercial treaty, the future of Hong Kong, and the political status of Tibet. These were dominated by two underlying themes: the elimination of the British imperialist position in China and the establishment of an equal and reciprocal bilateral relationship. The negotiations started promisingly in 1942–1943, but, by 1949, had failed to reach a satisfactory settlement. Behind the failure lay a complex set of domestic considerations and external factors, including the powerful infl uence of the United States. Even after seven decades, the failure still has a contemporary impact. Recent Sino-British disputes over the Hong Kong Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill Movement and incessant Indo-Chinese confl icts and skirmishes over their unsettled borders all attest to the enduring legacy of the years 1942–1949 as setting the scene for subsequent Sino-British and Sino-Indian relations. From this perspective, the history has never left us.
Media in Hong Kong
Author: Carol P. Lai
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2007-03-12
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 113414508X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Making full use of newly declassified material, extensive interviews and specific case studies, this book examines the Hong Kong media over a forty year period, focusing in particular on how its newspapers and TV stations have struggled for press freedom under the colonial British administration, as well as Chinese rule.
Precarious Balance
Author: Ming K. Chan
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9781563243806
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This work closely considers the history and political importance of Hong Kong in the period 1842 to 1992.
