Hong Kong (2011)
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Hong Kong: Epilogue to an Empire CONTENTS Cover About the Author Other Books by This Author Title Page Copyright Dedication Map 1 PROLOGUE 2 CHRONOLOGY 3 IMPACTS AND IMAGES 1: Chineseness fundamental to Hong Kong 2: The western aesthetic superimposed 3: Architecture of a somewhat mixed character 4: Impact of energy and ostentation 5: Days at the races 6: Mayhem a tradition of Hong Kong 7: Crime and corruption in the air 8: Sexual licence a Hong Kong reputation 9: Festivity shared by all races an...d ranks 10: A two-mile walk 11: Chinese and western cultures overlap 12: Culture shock still a hazard 13: Pressures of change and opportunism 14: Equivocal responses 4 1840s: ON THE FORESHORE 5 PEOPLES 1: A variety of travellers 2: British the oldest hands 3: Signs and customs of the taipans 4: A mixed bourgeoisie 5: Britons of a simpler kind 6: Dinner with a mandarin 7: British no band of brothers 8: Foreigners among the first settlers 9: Later arrivals 10: A pre-eminence of Americans 11: American attitudes opaque 12: Chinese provide the norm 13: A mixture of fun and earnestness 14: The past still powerful 15: Chinese culture all-pervasive 16: Traditions are institutionalized 17: The wind and water 18: Extraordinary Chineseness of the Chinese 6 1880s: THE COMPLEAT COLONY 7 MEANS OF SUPPORT 1: Harbourage the first purpose of Hong Kong 2: Old industries of the sea 3: New service trades 4: Communications always easy 5: Importance of intelligence 6: The brio of capitalism 7: Tourism incidental to the nature of Hong Kong 8: Manufacturing now the chief function 9: The old hongs still powerful 10: Some celebrated money-makers - 11: Chinese now the dominant capitalists 12: Flexibility 8 1920s: DOGDAYS 9 CONTROL SYSTEMS 1: In Statue Square 2: Manners of the Legislative Council 3: An obsolete entity preserved 4: The imperial factor 5: Imperialism and the New Territories 6: Colonialism almost gone 7: Hong Kong an ambiguous possession 8: An enormous civil service 9: An assortment of jurists 10: Privy Council the ultimate court 11: Sensational tendencies 12: A tight-run colony 13: Halfway to a Welfare State 14: Efficiency still the aim 15: The public-private alliance 10 1940s: WAR AND PEACE 11 THE LANDLORD 1: A reminder of Chinese constancy 2: Unequal treaties the basis of Hong Kong 3: Hong Kong’s role never passive 4: A potent example 5: No ignoring the presence of China 6: An assistant capital?
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Hong Kong: Epilogue to an Empire CONTENTS Cover About the Author Other Books by This Author Title Page Copyright Dedication Map 1 PROLOGUE 2 CHRONOLOGY 3 IMPACTS AND IMAGES 1: Chineseness fundamental to Hong Kong 2: The western aesthetic superimposed 3: Architecture of a somewhat mixed character 4: Impact of energy and ostentation 5: Days at the races 6: Mayhem a tradition of Hong Kong 7: Crime and corruption in the air 8: Sexual licence a Hong Kong reputation 9: Festivity shared by all races an...d ranks 10: A two-mile walk 11: Chinese and western cultures overlap 12: Culture shock still a hazard 13: Pressures of change and opportunism 14: Equivocal responses 4 1840s: ON THE FORESHORE 5 PEOPLES 1: A variety of travellers 2: British the oldest hands 3: Signs and customs of the taipans 4: A mixed bourgeoisie 5: Britons of a simpler kind 6: Dinner with a mandarin 7: British no band of brothers 8: Foreigners among the first settlers 9: Later arrivals 10: A pre-eminence of Americans 11: American attitudes opaque 12: Chinese provide the norm 13: A mixture of fun and earnestness 14: The past still powerful 15: Chinese culture all-pervasive 16: Traditions are institutionalized 17: The wind and water 18: Extraordinary Chineseness of the Chinese 6 1880s: THE COMPLEAT COLONY 7 MEANS OF SUPPORT 1: Harbourage the first purpose of Hong Kong 2: Old industries of the sea 3: New service trades 4: Communications always easy 5: Importance of intelligence 6: The brio of capitalism 7: Tourism incidental to the nature of Hong Kong 8: Manufacturing now the chief function 9: The old hongs still powerful 10: Some celebrated money-makers - 11: Chinese now the dominant capitalists 12: Flexibility 8 1920s: DOGDAYS 9 CONTROL SYSTEMS 1: In Statue Square 2: Manners of the Legislative Council 3: An obsolete entity preserved 4: The imperial factor 5: Imperialism and the New Territories 6: Colonialism almost gone 7: Hong Kong an ambiguous possession 8: An enormous civil service 9: An assortment of jurists 10: Privy Council the ultimate court 11: Sensational tendencies 12: A tight-run colony 13: Halfway to a Welfare State 14: Efficiency still the aim 15: The public-private alliance 10 1940s: WAR AND PEACE 11 THE LANDLORD 1: A reminder of Chinese constancy 2: Unequal treaties the basis of Hong Kong 3: Hong Kong’s role never passive 4: A potent example 5: No ignoring the presence of China 6: An assistant capital?
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