Governors, Politics and the Colonial Office

Governors, Politics and the Colonial Office
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Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
Total Pages : 314
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ISBN-10 : 9789888083947
ISBN-13 : 9888083945
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Book Synopsis Governors, Politics and the Colonial Office by : Gavin Ure

Download or read book Governors, Politics and the Colonial Office written by Gavin Ure and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book fleshes out the impact of political figures and how their actions, and inactions, affect various imperial or Hong Kong political and administrative affairs. The tendrils of Hong Kong's budding autonomy from the United Kingdom are identified and followed with attention paid to the various actors, including observing which actors fade in importance and which ones seize more of the stage.


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