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Hong Kong and the Cold War : Anglo-American relations 1949-1957 / Chi-kwan Mark.

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After 1949, the British Empire in Hong Kong was more vulnerable than it appeared to be. This scholarly study explores the interactions of British and US policies towards Hong Kong, and reveals the dynamics of the Anglo-American alliance and the dilemmas of small allies in the global Cold War.

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Mark, Chi-Kwan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : New York : Clarendon ; Oxford University Press, 2004.
Series:Oxford historical monographs.
Subjects:
Cold War.
Hong Kong (China) > Politics and government.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > 1945-
Hong Kong (China) > Foreign relations > United States.
Hong Kong (China) > Foreign relations > Great Britain.
Hong Kong (China) > Foreign relations > China.
Diplomatic relations.
Politics and government
China.
China > Hong Kong.
Great Britain.
United States.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Contents; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Hong Kong in British, Chinese, and American Cold War Thinking; 2. Defending the Indefensible Colony: Anglo-American Exchanges over the Security of Hong Kong; 3. Meeting the Political Threat: Hong Kong in Britain's and America's China Policy; 4. Containing the Economic Warfare: Hong Kong and Export Controls against China; 5. Controlling the 'American diaspora' in Hong Kong: Intelligence, Covert Action, and Propaganda; Conclusion; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.

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