Precarious Balance: Hong Kong Between China and Britain, 1842-1992

Chapter 1 Introduction: Hong Kong’s Precarious Balance—150 Years in an Historic Triangle, Ming K. Chan; Chapter 2 From Antiforeignism to Popular Nationalism: Hong Kong between China and Britain, 1839–1911, Jung-fang Tsai; Chapter 3 Hong Kong in Sino-British Conflict: Mass Mobilization and the Crisis of Legitimacy, 1912–26, Ming K. Chan; Chapter 4 From Nationalistic Confrontation to Regional Collaboration: China–Hong Kong–Britain, 1926–41, Norman J. Miners; Chapter 5 Hong Kong in Sino-British Diplomacy, 1926–45, Kit-ching Lau Chan; Chapter 6 Anti-Chinese Legislation in Hong Kong, Peter Wesley-Smith; Chapter 7 World War to Cold War: Hong Kong’s Future and Anglo-Chinese Interactions, 1941–55, James T.H. Tang; Chapter 8 The Building Years: Maintaining a China–Hong Kong–Britain Equilibrium, 1950–71, John D. Young; Chapter 9 The MacLehose–Youde Years: Balancing the “Three-Legged Stool,” 1971–86, James T.H. Tang, Frank Ching; Chapter 10 Toward Colonial Sunset: The Wilson Regime, 1987–92, Frank Ching;

This work closely considers the history and political importance of Hong Kong in the period 1842 to 1992.