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
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.04.2025
• EAN: 9781009202985
• ISBN: 978-1-009-20298-5
• Illustrations: Worked examples or Exercises
• Series: Modern British Histories
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; 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