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Edge of Empires: Chinese Elites and British Colonials in Hong Kong
John M. Carroll
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Description for Edge of Empires: Chinese Elites and British Colonials in Hong Kong
Hardcover. 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. Num Pages: 274 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 550.
In an engaging, revisionist study, John M. Carroll argues that in the century after the Opium War, Hong Kong's colonial nature helped create a local Chinese business elite. By the end of the nineteenth century, the colonial government saw Chinese businessmen as allies in establishing Hong Kong as a commercial center. The idea of a commercially vibrant China united them. Chinese and British leaders cooperated on issues of mutual concern, such as the expansion of capitalism and political and economic directions for an ailing China. These Chinese also found opportunities in the colonial ... Read more
In an engaging, revisionist study, John M. Carroll argues that in the century after the Opium War, Hong Kong's colonial nature helped create a local Chinese business elite. By the end of the nineteenth century, the colonial government saw Chinese businessmen as allies in establishing Hong Kong as a commercial center. The idea of a commercially vibrant China united them. Chinese and British leaders cooperated on issues of mutual concern, such as the expansion of capitalism and political and economic directions for an ailing China. These Chinese also found opportunities in the colonial ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Weight
549g
Number of Pages
274
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674017016
SKU
V9780674017016
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About John M. Carroll
John M. Carroll is Professor of History at the University of Hong Kong.
Reviews for Edge of Empires: Chinese Elites and British Colonials in Hong Kong
Even more than most new history monographs, John M. Carroll's carefully argued, informative study of the Hong Kong bourgeoisie circa 1841-1941 is one that it is easy to imagine readers picking up with very different goals in mind, only to come away with contrasting senses of the novelty and importance of its arguments. The author has interesting things to say ... Read more