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Hong Kong, Empire and the Anglo-American Alliance e-bog
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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...
E-bog
875,33 DKK
Forlag
Palgrave Macmillan
Udgivet
14 januar 2016
Genrer
1DD
Sprog
English
Format
pdf
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781403913975
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.