Mok Covert colonialism

Governance, surveillance and political culture in British Hong Kong, c. 1966-97
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-5261-5820-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet

E-Book, Englisch, Band 204, 296 Seiten

Reihe: Studies in Imperialism

This book is the first comprehensive archive-based study to explore governance, surveillance, political culture and public policymaking in colonial Hong Kong from 1966 to 1997, using newly released archival documents in London and Hong Kong. Using historical discipline, it provides a thorough understanding of state-society relations in Hong Kong.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mok, Florence

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Kolonialismus, Imperialismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kolonialgeschichte, Geschichte des Imperialismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface and acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Constructing ‘public opinion’ through Town Talk and MOOD
2. The Chinese as the official language movement
3. The anti-corruption movement
4. The campaign against telephone rate increases
5. The campaign to reopen the Precious Blood Golden Jubilee School
6. The changing immigration discourse and policy
7. The British Nationality Act controversy
8. Overt public opinion surveys and shifting popular attitudes towards proposed and implemented constitutional reforms
Conclusion
Select bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Florence Mok is a Nanyang Assistant Professor of History at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore