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Penalties of empire : capital trials in colonial Hong Kong / Christopher Munn.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Munn, Christopher.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Trials--China--Hong Kong--History.
- Trials.
- Capital punishment--China--Hong Kong--History.
- Capital punishment.
- Hong Kong (China)--History--19th century.
- Hong Kong (China).
- Hong Kong (China)--History--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, [2025]
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Maps and Tables
- Abbreviations, Conventions, and Caveats
- 1. Introduction
- 2. 'A Diabolical Plot'
- 3. 'The Great Colonial Disgrace'
- 4. 'A Hanging Would Do Good to the Colony'
- 5. Death of a Reformer
- 6. By Sampan to Singapore
- 7. 'I Will Smile Even When I Am Hanged'
- 8. 'Running for Nothing'
- 9. Money Versus Justice
- 10. 'Race Fear'
- 11. The Death Penalty in Decline
- 12. 'A Thing of the Past'
- Acknowledgements
- A Note on Sources
- A Note on Currencies, Prices, and Values
- Index
- About the Author
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 03, 2025).
- Other Format:
- Print version:
- ISBN:
- 9789888900008
- 9888900005
- 9789888900015
- 9888900013
- Publisher Number:
- 40032783140
- CIPO000207706
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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