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Chris Patten The Hong Kong Diaries (Hardback) (UK IMPORT)
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- Condition
- Book Title
- Hong Kong Diaries
- Publication Name
- The Hong Kong Diaries
- Title
- The Hong Kong Diaries
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10
- 0241560497
- EAN
- 9780241560495
- ISBN
- 9780241560495
- Publisher
- Penguin Books, The Limited
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
- Topic
- Personal Memoirs, Asia / General, Asia / China, International Relations / Diplomacy
- Release Year
- 2022
- Release Date
- 21/06/2022
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- GB
- Item Height
- 1.7in
- Item Length
- 9.5in
- Item Width
- 6.4in
- Item Weight
- 26.7 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Number of Pages
- 560 Pages
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The diaries of the last British Governor of Hong Kong, published on the 25th anniversary of the handover In June 1992 Chris Patten went to Hong Kong as the last British governor, to try to prepare it not (as other British colonies over the decades) for independence, but for handing back in 1997 to the Chinese, from whom most of its territory had been leased 99 years previously. Over the next five years he kept this diary, which describes in detail how Hong Kong was run as a British colony and what happened as the handover approached. The book gives unprecedented insights into negotiating with the Chinese, about how the institutions of democracy in Hong Kong were (belatedly) strengthened and how Patten sought to ensure that a strong degree of self-government would continue after 1997. Unexpectedly, his opponents included not only the Chinese themselves, but some British businessmen and civil service mandarins upset by Patten's efforts, for whom political freedom and the rule of law in Hong Kong seemed less important than keeping on the right side of Beijing. The book concludes with an account of what has happened in Hong Kong since the handover, a powerful assessment of recent events and Patten's reflections on how to deal with China - then and now.
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Publisher
Penguin Books, The Limited
ISBN-10
0241560497
ISBN-13
9780241560495
eBay Product ID (ePID)
17058363522
Product Key Features
Book Title
Hong Kong Diaries
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Personal Memoirs, Asia / General, Asia / China, International Relations / Diplomacy
Publication Year
2023
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
Number of Pages
560 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.5in
Item Height
1.7in
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
26.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ds796.H757
Reviews
Patten's diaries over the next five years describe in detail his day-to-day battles with the Chinese ... a terrific tale, one that will appeal not just to Sinologists but to all historians, since it is effectively a record of the end days of an empire ... At times, the diaries read like a novel ... His chatty style makes the[m] an easy read
Lccn
2020-479572
Dewey Decimal
951.2505092
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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