Covert Colonialism: Governance, Surveillance and Political Culture in British Hong Kong, c. 1966-97

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Florence Mok

Covert Colonialism

Governance, Surveillance and Political Culture in British Hong Kong, c. 1966-97

Florence Mok

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English

Manchester University Press
11 July 2023

Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000; Social & cultural history; Colonialism & imperialism

Series: Studies in Imperialism

This book is the first comprehensive archive-based study to explore governance, surveillance, political culture and public policymaking in colonial Hong Kong from 1966 to 1997, using newly released archival documents in London and Hong Kong. Using historical discipline, it provides a thorough understanding of state-society relations in Hong Kong.

This book fills the long-standing void in the existing scholarship by constructing an empirical study of colonial governance and political culture in Hong Kong from 1966 to 1997.

Using under-exploited archival and unofficial data in London and Hong Kong, it overcomes the limitations in the existing literature which has been written mainly by political scientists and sociologists, and has been primarily theoretically driven. It addresses a highly contested and timely agenda, one in which colonial historians have made major interventions: the nature of colonial governance and autonomy of the colonial polity. This book focusing on colonialism and the Chinese society in Hong Kong in a pivotal period will generate meaningful discussions and heated debates on comparisons between 'colonialism' in different space and time: between Hong Kong and other former British colonies; and between colonial and post-colonial Hong Kong.

By: Florence Mok
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 594g
ISBN: 9781526158192
ISBN 10: 1526158191
Series: Studies in Imperialism
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 11 July 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Florence Mok is a Nanyang Assistant Professor of History at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Reviews for Covert Colonialism: Governance, Surveillance and Political Culture in British Hong Kong, c. 1966-97

'Timely and provocative, Mok’s deeply researched and compellingly argued book is a wake-up call to those politicians and academics who still embrace the erroneous “myth of political apathy and stability in Hong Kong” (p. 257) and fail to understand Hong Kong’s political culture through its ongoing history of political activism. Covert Colonialism is essential reading for those interested in Hong Kong history and politics, as well as in the evolving nature of colonial governance and decolonization during the 20th century, the effects of which can still be felt today.' The China Quarterly -- .