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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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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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London :
Eurospan [distributor],
2008.
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| Collection: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |