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Hong Kong in the Cold War /
The Cold War was a distinct and crucial period in Hong Kong's evolution and in its relations with China and the rest of the world. Hong Kong was a window through which the West could monitor what was happening in China and an outlet that China could use to keep in touch with the outside world....
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico Congresos, conferencias eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hong Kong :
HKU Press,
[2016]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The Cold War was a distinct and crucial period in Hong Kong's evolution and in its relations with China and the rest of the world. Hong Kong was a window through which the West could monitor what was happening in China and an outlet that China could use to keep in touch with the outside world. Exploring the many complexities of Cold War politics from a global and interdisciplinary perspective, Hong Kong in the Cold War shows how Hong Kong attained and honed a pragmatic tradition that bridged the abyss between such opposite ideas as capitalism and communism, thus maintaining a compromise betwee. |
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| Notas: | Most of the chapters in this volume are based on papers originally delivered at an international workshop entitled 'Hong Kong in the Global Setting' held at the University of Hong Kong in January 2011--Acknowledgements. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 253 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789888390106 9888390104 |