It aims to portray Hong Kong history through the perspectives of foreign communities - the British, Germans, Americans, Indians and Japanese - and to understand how they perceived the economic situation, political administration and culture of the colony.
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This collection explores how Old French fabliaux disrupt literal and figurative bodies. Essays cover theoretical issues including... Læs mere
This is the first book to examine the same-sex weddings and same-sex couple suicides reported in India over the last two decades.
This book explains how and why cities on the African continent have grown at such a rapid pace, how municipal authorities have tried to cope with this massive influx of... Læs mere
Challenging the received notions of International Relations theory about a central tradition - Realism - Molloy demonstrates how a belief in a... Læs mere
This is the first book-length treatment of international politics in a unipolar world that adopts a structural realist perspective. It applies Waltz's... Læs mere
Tamara Chalabi highlights the development of a 'politics of demand' and the increased political activism of this... Læs mere
This vital book examines why states seek to gain Weapons of Mass Destruction, a crucial... Læs mere
Parsi defends U.S. foreign policy for its current understanding of the 'new world disorder,' despite expressing his concern over the... Læs mere
This book examines the question of why effective action has been taken to ameliorate some global environmental problems while no improvement has been... Læs mere
This book examines liberal theory's attempts to accommodate pluralism, asking two fundamental questions: 1. How and why have... Læs mere