Colonialism & imperialism

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This book examines the British cultural engagement with Hong Kong in the second half of the twentieth century. It shows how the territory fit unusually within Britain's decolonisation narratives and served as an occasional foil for examining Britain's own culture during a period of perceived stagnation and decline. Drawing on a wide range of archival and published primary sources, Hong Kong and British culture, 1945-97 investigates such themes as Hong Kong as a site of unrestrained capitalism, modernisation, and good government, as well as an arena of male social and sexual opportunity. It also examines the ways in which Hong Kong Chinese embraced British culture, and the competing predictions that British observers made concerning the colony's return to Chinese sovereignty. An epilogue considers the enduring legacy of British colonialism.

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Mark Hampton is Associate Professor of History and Director of the Centre for Cinema Studies at Lingnan University

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  • Publisher Manchester University Press
  • Publication Date May 2017
  • Orginal LanguageEnglish
  • ISBN/Identifier 9781526116727 / 1526116723
  • Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
  • FormatPaperback
  • Primary Price 18.98 GBP
  • Pages248
  • ReadershipGeneral
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Dimensions234 x 156 mm
  • Illustration11 black & white illustrations
  • Biblio NotesIntroduction 1. Hong Kong and British culture: postwar contexts 2. The discourse of unbridled capitalism in post-war Hong Kong 3. A man's playground 4. The discourses of order and modernisation 5. Good governance 6. Chinese Britishness 7. Narratives of 1997 Epilogue: Colonial hangovers Bibliography Index
  • SeriesStudies in Imperialism

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