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In 1997 the British colony of Hong Kong reverts to the People's Republic of China after over 150 years under British control. Two years later the Portuguese-administered territory of Macau will be reunited with the mainland. How did these two capitalist systems manage to survive until the late 20th century? How did they avoid the great postwar decolonization periods, and why did China, who could have occupied the territories at any time it chose after 1949, allow the colonial administrations to continue to function? The authors address these questions coherently and systematically. With introductory essay and bibliography. <p>Author Biography: Elfed Vaughan Roberts (Univ. of Wales) has lectured since 1978 in political science at the Univ. of Hong Kong. He has published widely on Hong Kong, most recently "Political Dictionary for Hong Kong" (with Stephen Davies, Macmillan, 1990). Sum Ngai Ling (Univ. of Hong Kong), a senior teacher at one of Hong Kong's most prestigious schools, now studying in the UK, was instrumental in writing and publishing several texts on contemporary Hong Kong society. Peter Bradshaw (Univ. of Southampton), the UK's Open University, recently oversaw publicait

Author

Roberts, Elfed Vaughan; Ling, Sum Ngai; Bradshaw, Peter

Publisher

The Scarecrow Press, Inc.

Published

1992

Language

EN

ISBN

9780585192253

Subjects

History, Science, Humanities