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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: R. B. E. Price (Southern Cross University, Australia)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.263kg ISBN: 9780367670337ISBN 10: 036767033 Pages: 126 Publication Date: 30 September 2020 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAbbreviations Chapter 1 Communist Anatomy (1950 to 1955) Introduction Colonial Recognitions The Anti-Rightist Purge in Mainland China Chapter 2 The Colonial Anatomy: The 1956 Riot Introduction Who Started the Riot of 1956? A Hapless Civilian and his Widow Anatomical questions Chapter 3 1963 Introduction The Crackdown Begins British Admissions The Hyatt Americans History of KMT Enemy Status Chapter 4 Anatomies Examined Introduction The Colonial Anatomy The Communist Anatomy The KMT Anatomy Chapter 5 Orthodoxy Introduction Orthodoxy and Technical Knowledge Human Rights and the New Imperialism IndexReviewsThere is still a fair bit of nostalgia in Hong Kong for British colonialism that ended in 1997. This book provides an essential reminder of the coloniser's purpose and shifting interests. The 1956 riot, now a distant event, is brought back to life by Rohan Price. He has dissected it by focussing on British duplicity - it was always about what was best for the colonial master . - Christine Loh Kung-wai, former Hong Kong Undersecretary for the Environment and author of Underground Front (Hong Kong University Press) Author InformationR.B.E. Price is a Lecturer-at-Law at Southern Cross University, Australia and has held visiting professorships across China. His other publications include Reading Colonies: Property and Control of the British Far East (2016, City University Press of Hong Kong), the biography of a Hong Kong land officer, Going Native: The Passions of Philip Jacks (2016, Australian Scholarly Publishing) and Violence and Emancipation in Colonial Ideology (forthcoming). His current project is a theoretical work, ‘On Occupation’. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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