Foreign Communities in Hong Kong, 1840s-1950s / by C. Chu.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chu, Cindy Yik-yi.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asia--History.

Asia.

Asia--Politics and government.

China--History.

China.

Asian History.

Asian Politics.

History of China.

Local Subjects:

Asian History.

Asian Politics.

History of China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2005.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This collection of essays describes adaptations of minority ethnic groups to cross-cultural situations in Hong Kong from the 1840s through the 1950s. It aims to portray Hong Kong history through the perspectives of foreign communities - the British, Germans, Americans, Indians and Japanese - and to understand how they perceived the economic situation, political administration and culture of the colony.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; A Note on Romanization; About the Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 Early Beginnings of British Community (1841-1898); 3 British Attitudes toward Hong Kong in the Nineteenth Century; 4 Nineteenth-Century German Community; 5 Catholic Church between Two World Wars; 6 Making of a Japanese Community in Prewar Period (1841-1941); 7 Stanley Civilian Internment Camp during Japanese Occupation; 8 Migrants from India and Their Relations with British and Chinese Residents; 9 American "China Hands" in the 1950's; Suggestions for Further Reading; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611368715

9781281368713

1281368717

9781403980557

1403980551

OCLC:

560469893