A Modern History of Hong-Kong by Steve Tsang (2004).pdf

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Contents
Preface and Acknowledgements
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Part I: The Foundations of Modern Hong Kong
1 War and Peace
Tea, Opium and Trade
Diplomacy and Conflicts
The First Anglo-Chinese War
The Treaty of Nanking
2 The Foundation of a Crown Colony
British Occupation
Crown Colony
Raison d’être
Governance
The Question of Representation
3 Imperial Expansion
The Second Anglo-Chinese War and the Acquisition of Kowloon
The New Territories
An Appointment with China
Part II: The Heyday of Imperial Rule
4 Law and Justice
Native Laws and Customs
Administration of Justice
Rule of Law
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A MODERN HISTORY OF HONG KONG
5 Economy and Society
Forces for Economic Development
A ‘Colonial Society’
Segregation
Governance of the Local Chinese
6 Agent for Change in China
Inspiration for Chinese Reformers
Hong Kong’s Role in the Chinese Republican Revolution
A Safe Haven for Dissidents and Political Refugees
7 The Great War and Chinese Nationalism
The Impact of the Great War
Labour Unrest
The Rise of Chinese Nationalism
The Canton-Hong Kong Strike and Boycott
8 Imperial Grandeur
The Politics of Stability
Economic and Social Developments
The Calm Before the Storm
Part III: A Colonial Paradox
9 Japanese Invasion and Occupation
The Battle of Hong Kong
The Destruction of Imperial Invincibility
Occupation and Resistance
Wartime Planning in London
10 Return to Empire
The Race for Hong Kong
Militar y Administration
Status Quo Ante?
11 A Fine Balance
Rehabilitation and Constructive Partnership
The Question of Hong Kong’s Future
The Impact of the Korean War
Strategy for Survival
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12 Economic Take-off
From Entrepôt to Industrial Colony
The Immigrant Mentality
Take-off
Economic Maturity and the China Nexus
13 The Rise of the Hong Kongers
A Settled People
The Test of the ‘Confrontation’
The Emergence of a Local Identity
14 The Making of a Colonial Paradox
The Nature of British Colonial Rule
Corruption, Credibility and Benevolent Paternalism
The Best Possible Government in the Chinese Political Tradition
Part IV: Securing Hong Kong’s Future
15 Fateful Decisions
Prelude to Negotiations
The Sino-British Negotiations (1982–4)
The Joint Declaration
16 The Beginning of the End
Realignment of Power
Flirtation with Democracy
Convergence
China’s Hong Kong Policy
The Basic Law
17 The Final Chapter
The Impact of the Tiananmen Incident
The Last Governor
The End of Cooperation
‘Building a New Kitchen’
Conclusion: Full Circle
Handover
British Legacies
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Notes
Bibliography
Index
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