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100			_aCarroll, John M.
245			_aConcise history of Hong Kong
260			_aLanham: _bRowman & Littlefield Publishers, _c2007.
300			_ax, 270p.: _bill.; pbk.: _c23cm
440			_aCritical Issues in World and International History
504			_aInclude index.
520			_aWhen the British occupied the tiny island of Hong Kong during the First Opium War, the Chinese empire was well into its decline, while Great Britain was already in the second decade of its legendary "Imperial Century." From this collision of empires arose a city that continues to intrigue observers. Melding Chinese and Western influences, Hong Kong has long defied easy categorization. John M. Carroll's engrossing and accessible narrative explores the remarkable history of Hong Kong from the early 1800s through the post-1997 handover, when this former colony became a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. The book explores Hong Kong as a place with a unique identity, yet also a crossroads where Chinese history, British colonial history, and world history intersect. Carroll concludes by exploring the legacies of colonial rule, the consequences of Hong Kong's reintegration with China, and significant developments and challenges since 1997. https://rowman.com/ISBN/9780742534223/A-Concise-History-of-Hong-Kong
650			_aHistory
650			_aColonial Rule
650			_aChinese History
650			_aBritish Colonial History
650			_aWorld History
650			_aPeople's Republic
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