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Watching Over Hong Kong : Private Policing 1841-1941 /
In this pioneering study, Sheilah Hamilton shows that, from the earliest days of British rule, the colonial administration introduced harsh legislation to control Chinese watchmen who were employed to protect the fledgling colony's property in the absence of an effective public police force.
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Eurospan [distributor],
2008.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Hamilton, Sheilah E. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Watching Over Hong Kong : |b Private Policing 1841-1941 / |c Sheilah E. Hamilton. |
| 264 | 1 | |a London : |b Eurospan [distributor], |c 2008. | |
| 264 | 3 | |a Baltimore, Md. : |b Project MUSE, |c 2012 | |
| 264 | 4 | |c ©2008. | |
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| 490 | 0 | |a Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series | |
| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction -- Early settlement of Hong Kong -- The District Watch Force -- Other local private security forces -- Government 'in-house' security or 'hybrid policing' -- Pirates, ships guards and shore watchmen -- Security in the new territories -- Watchmen in Shanghai -- Conclusion. | |
| 520 | |a In this pioneering study, Sheilah Hamilton shows that, from the earliest days of British rule, the colonial administration introduced harsh legislation to control Chinese watchmen who were employed to protect the fledgling colony's property in the absence of an effective public police force. | ||
| 588 | |a Description based on print version record. | ||
| 650 | 7 | |a Private security services. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst01077603 | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Police. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst01068398 | |
| 650 | 7 | |a HISTORY |z Asia |z China. |2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 7 | |a POLITICAL SCIENCE |x Political Freedom & Security |x Law Enforcement. |2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Services prives de securite |z Chine |z Hongkong |x Histoire |y 20e siecle. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Services prives de securite |z Chine |z Hongkong |x Histoire |y 19e siecle. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Police |z China |z Hong Kong |x History |y 20th century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Police |z China |z Hong Kong |x History |y 19th century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Private security services |z China |z Hong Kong |x History |y 20th century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Private security services |z China |z Hong Kong |x History |y 19th century. | |
| 651 | 7 | |a China |z Hong Kong. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst01260796 | |
| 655 | 7 | |a History. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 | |
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| 945 | |a Project MUSE - Archive Asian and Pacific Studies Foundation | ||