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Hong Kong's watershed : the 1967 riots
- Title
- Hong Kong's watershed : the 1967 riots / Gary Ka-wai Cheung.
- Author
- Cheung, Gary Ka-wai
- Publication
- Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2009.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | DS796.H757 C46179 2009 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- viii, 241 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : portraits; 24 cm
- Summary
- "Hong Kong's Watershed: The 1967 Riots is the first English book that provides an account and critical analysis of the disturbances based on declassified files from the British government and recollection by key players during the events. The interviews with the participants, including Jack Cater, Liang Shangyuan, George Walden, Tsang Tak-sing, Tsang Yok-sing, and Hong Kong government officials, left irreplaceable records of oral history on the political upheaval." "The book analyses the causes and repercussions of the 1967 riots which are widely seen as a watershed of postwar history of Hong Kong. It depicts the prelude to the 1967 riots, including the Star Ferry riots in 1966, the leftist-instigated riots in Macau in 1966, and the major events leading to the disturbances, including the labour dispute at a plastic flower factory, the border conflict in Sha Tau Kok, bomb attacks and arson attacks on the office of British charge d'affaires in Beijing."--Jacket.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Note
- "Reprinted in 2010"--Title page verso.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Language (note)
- Text in English, bibliographical references and index with Chinese characters.
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: Introduction. The 1967 riots: A watershed in the postwar history of Hong Kong -- Ch. 1 Prelude to the 1967 riots -- Ch. 2 Labour dispute at the Hong Kong Artificial Flower Works: The immediate trigger of the 1967 riots -- Ch. 3 The Garden Road incident on May 22, 1967 -- Ch. 4 People's Daily editorial on June 3 and the general strikes -- Ch. 5 The Sha Tau Kok incident and bomb attacks -- Ch. 6 Britain's plan for emergency evacuation of Hong Kong -- Ch. 7 Hawks and doves within the British government in handling the disturbances -- Ch. 8 The arson attack on the office of British charge d'affaires and the murder of Lam Bun -- Ch. 9 Finale to the Hong Kong-style Cultural Revolution -- Ch. 10 Impact of the 1967 riots -- Ch. 11 Recollection and reflections by key players in the disturbances.
- ISBN
- 9789622090897
- 9622090893
- LCCN
- 2010402458
- OCLC
- ocn455835195
- 455835195
- SCSB-14447545
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library