A. Whitfield
Palgrave Macmillan UK
e druk, 2001
9781349419692
Hong Kong, Empire and the Anglo-American Alliance
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Paperback, blz.
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Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK |
e druk, 2001
ISBN13: 9781349419692
Rubricering
Onderdeel van serie
Contemporary History in Context
Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen
Samenvatting
The surrender of Hong Kong to the Japanese in December 1941 started the collapse of British power in the Far East. Disproportionate to its small size, the colony became critical in Britain's battle to retain her Empire. Ironically, the threat to British sovereignty came not from Japan, but her own allies, America and China. New light is shed on the multi-faceted Anglo-American relationship, the significance of Britain's 'imperial mentality', and China's claim to the colony.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781349419692
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK
Inhoudsopgave
General Editor's Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations Chronology Maps Introduction Return and Departure: The Fall and Recapture of Hong Kong, 1941 and 1945 The Meaning of Empire: Imperial Consensus, Whitehall and Hong Kong The Anglo-American Relationship at War, 1941-45 An Empire Brought into Question, 1942 China Claims Hong Kong 1942-43 London's Hong Kong Planning, 1943-44 Anglo-American Military Strategy in the Far East, 1942-44 The Cairo Conference Hard Choices: November 1944-June 1945 Yalta, the Death of a President, and San Francisco Return of the Empire: The Defeat of Japan, July-September 1945 Conclusion Epilogue Notes Bibliography and Sources Index