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Last post : the end of empire in the far East / John Keay.

By:

Keay, John

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : John Murray, 1997.Description: xi, 385 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cmISBN:

9780719555892

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

950 KEA

Summary: From the 1930 surrender of Weihaiwei ("the other Hong Kong") to the 1997 return of Hong Kong itself, this text draws on the writing and reminiscences of contemporaries, both rulers and ruled, to chart the extinction of empire, arguing that the imperial construct simply became outdated.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	SIAS Collection	950 KEA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		K5451

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Gratis

Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-375) and index.

From the 1930 surrender of Weihaiwei ("the other Hong Kong") to the 1997 return of Hong Kong itself, this text draws on the writing and reminiscences of contemporaries, both rulers and ruled, to chart the extinction of empire, arguing that the imperial construct simply became outdated.

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