1st Edition

Precarious Balance Hong Kong Between China and Britain, 1842-1992

By Ming K. Chan, John D. Young Copyright 1994
272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

This work closely considers the history and political importance of Hong Kong in the period 1842 to 1992.

Chapter 1 Introduction: Hong Kong’s Precarious Balance—150 Years in an Historic Triangle, Ming K. Chan; Chapter 2 From Antiforeignism to Popular Nationalism: Hong Kong between China and Britain, 1839–1911, Jung-fang Tsai; Chapter 3 Hong Kong in Sino-British Conflict: Mass Mobilization and the Crisis of Legitimacy, 1912–26, Ming K. Chan; Chapter 4 From Nationalistic Confrontation to Regional Collaboration: China–Hong Kong–Britain, 1926–41, Norman J. Miners; Chapter 5 Hong Kong in Sino-British Diplomacy, 1926–45, Kit-ching Lau Chan; Chapter 6 Anti-Chinese Legislation in Hong Kong, Peter Wesley-Smith; Chapter 7 World War to Cold War: Hong Kong’s Future and Anglo-Chinese Interactions, 1941–55, James T.H. Tang; Chapter 8 The Building Years: Maintaining a China–Hong Kong–Britain Equilibrium, 1950–71, John D. Young; Chapter 9 The MacLehose–Youde Years: Balancing the “Three-Legged Stool,” 1971–86, James T.H. Tang, Frank Ching; Chapter 10 Toward Colonial Sunset: The Wilson Regime, 1987–92, Frank Ching;

Biography

Ming K. Chan, John D. Young