Aktion	Zweigstelle	Standorte	Status	Frist	Vorbestellungen
Vorbestellen	Zweigstelle: 07., Urban-Loritz-Pl. 2a	Standorte: GE.USZ FS.E Snow / College 2d - Geschichte / Sammlung Duffek	Status: Verfügbar	Frist:	Vorbestellungen: 0

VERLAGSTEXT: / / An account of the wartime history of Hong Kong. On Christmas Day 1941 the Japanese captured Hong Kong, and Britain lost control of its Chinese colony for almost four years. The Japanese occupation was a turning point in the slow historical process by which the British were to be expelled from the colony and from four centuries of influence in East Asia. In this narrative, Philip Snow unravels the dramatic story of the occupation from the viewpoint of all the key players - the Hong Kong Chinese, the British, the Japanese, and the mainland Chinese - and reinterprets the subsequent evolution of Hong Kong in the light of this half-buried episode. Drawing on a range of sources across continents and across languages, Snow reveals what really happened: the widespread desertion of the British by Chinese personnel during the invasion; the acquiescence of the Asian upper class in the Japanese takeover; the vicious cruelty of the Japanese conquerors to the Chinese masses; and the post-war British decision to draw a veil over the occupation's murkier aspects. Now, with Hong Kong returned to the Chinese and its future closely tied to the commercial influence of Japan, the colony's wartime nemesis may hold the key to its survival in the 21st century. / / AUS DEM INHALT: / / List of Illustrations | ix / Acknowledgements | xi / Note on Romanization | xv / Glossary | xvii / Introduction | xxii / / 1. A Late Victorian Hill / Pre-war Hong Kong: the British and their subjects | 1 / The shadow of Japan | 22 / The Japanese plan an invasion | 34 / 'An outpost to be held for as long as possible' | 40 / / 2. The Debacle / The Japanese cross the border | 53 / Revolt in Kowloon | 55 / Stemming the tide: British and Nationalists on Hong Kong Island | 57 / The British give in | 71 / The flight of the Admiral | 73 / A season of anarchy: Hong Kong in the hands of the 23rd Army | 77 / / 3. The World Turned Upside Down / Yazaki, Isogai and the case for benevolence | 91 / Elevating the Asians: the Japanese choose an elite | 96 / The gentry acquiesce | 107 / Back to normal: the response of the middle classes | 118 / Delegation of functions: the local underpinnings of Japanese rule | 123 / The British dethroned | 131 / Britain versus the Allies | 142 / / 4. The Japanese Miss Their Chance / Isogai, Arisue and the triumph of the jackboot | 149 / The elite drop away | 168 / Hong Kong resistance - and British dependence | 174 / Thoughts turn to Britain: nostalgia with qualifications | 187 / The British regroup: 'A new angle of vision' | 189 / / 5. The End Game / The Japanese shrug their shoulders | 206 / The elite get ready for change | 218 / 'We must get there first': the British and their competitors | 229 / Operation Ethelred: the British slip back | 240 / / 6. A Frail Restoration / Harcourt, MacDougall and a season of spring-cleaning | 261 / 'A critical shortage of supervisory staff' | 264 / Pacifying the Nationalists | 269 / Absolving the gentry | 278 / 'The Lees are building!' | 284 / 'The 1946 outlook': a drive for reform | 287 / Retribution and rice bowls | 296 / The Japanese and the post-war transformation | 302 / / Epilogue / The past exorcised | 305 / 'Hong Kong's second century': the resurgence of British morale | 310 / Also ran: British business | 327 / Another takeover: China recovers possession | 340 / / Abbreviations | 349 / Notes | 351 / Select Bibliography | 440 / Index | 451 /