'Law Wing Sang provides an alternative lens for looking into Hong Kong's history by breaking away for the usual colonial and nationalist interpretations. Drawing on both English and Chinese sources, he argues that, from the early colonial era, colonial power has been extensively shared between colonizers and the Chinese who chose to work with them. This exploration of the form of colonial power includes critical discussions of various cultural and institutional aspects, looking into such issues as education, language use, political ideologies and other cultural and political concerns. These considerations permit the author to shed new light from a historical perspective on the complex and hotly debated question of Hong Kong identity. But it is not written just out of an interest in things of the past. Rather, the arguments of this book shed new light on some current issues of major relevance to post-colonial Hong Kong. In making critical use of post-colonial approaches, this book not only makes an original and important contribution to Hong Kong studies, but also makes evident that Hong Kong is an important case for all interested in examining the colonial experience in East Asia.' - from the back cover

Includes character list, notes and bibliography.

Alternative title

Hong Kong Culture and Society

Access level

Onsite

Location code
REF.LWS (Hong Kong Room)
Language

English

Publication/Creation date

2009

No of pages

264

ISBN / ISSN

9789622099302

No of copies

1

Content type

monograph

Chapter headings

Introduction: Coloniality and Hong Kong Chineseness

I. Collaboration and Institutions

Social Fabric of a Collaborative Colonialism

Cultural Coloniality: The English Language and Schooling

Pedagogy of Imperialism: Indirect Rule and HKU

II: Hong Kong In-Betweens

Double Identity of Colonial Intelligentsia: Ho Kai

Chinese Cultural Nationalism and Southern Localism

Cultural Cold War and the Diasporic Nation

III. Lingering Colonialism

Indigenizing Colonial Power and the Return to China

Northbound Colonialism: Reinventing Hong Kong Chinese

Conclusion: Re-theorizing Colonial Power

Collaborative Colonial Power: The Making of the Hong Kong Chinese
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Collaborative Colonial Power: The Making of the Hong Kong Chinese