Multiracial Britishness - Global Networks in Hong Kong, 1910-45

"Multiracial Britishness explores how British subjects of different 'races' collectively shaped what it means to be British today, focusing on 1910-45 Hong Kong. This book reframes the discussion about British identities and colonial Hong Kong, with clear implications for understanding Hong Kong's decolonisation, Brexit, and the Commonwealth"--

List of contents

Introduction. Hong Kong as a site of Britishness; 1. British by law; 2. The Britishers; 3. Britishness and Chineseness in an age of nationalism; 4. The British Portuguese; 5. Multiracial civic Britishness; 6. The test of war; Epilogue: After empire, after Brexit.

About the author

Born and raised in Hong Kong, Vivian Kong is Lecturer in Modern Chinese History and Founding Co-Director of the Hong Kong History Centre at the University of Bristol. She has published on diasporas, civil society, and press debates in interwar Hong Kong.

Product details

• Authors: Vivian Kong, Vivian (University of Bristol) Kong
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2023
• EAN: 9781009202947
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0920294-7
• No. of pages: 292
• Series: Modern British Histories
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; British Empire, HISTORY / Asia / General, Hong Kong, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Colonialism and imperialism, Asian History, Social groups, communities and identities