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Empires End: A History of the Far East from High Colonialism to Hong Kong

Hardcover • 1997 • English

Empires End: A History of the Far East from High Colonialism to Hong Kong

By John Keay

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As the British prepare to disengage themselves from Hong Kong, a study of the involvement of Europe and America in the Far East explores more than five hundred years of Western colonial presence in Asia and speculates about the future of the region's political and economic geography.

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9780684815923

Published year

1997

Language

English

Original title

Empires End: A History of the Far East from High Colonialism to Hong Kong

Format

Hardcover

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