Watching over Hong Kong :: private policing 1841-1941 /

In this pioneering study, Sheilah Hamilton shows that, from the earliest days of British rule, the colonial administration introduced harsh legislation to control Chinese watchmen who were employed to protect the fledgling colony's property in the absence of an effective public police force.

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1. Verfasser: Hamilton, Sheilah E.
Körperschaft: Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Hong Kong : London : Hong Kong University Press ; Eurospan [distributor], 2008.
Schriftenreihe:Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series.
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Zusammenfassung:In this pioneering study, Sheilah Hamilton shows that, from the earliest days of British rule, the colonial administration introduced harsh legislation to control Chinese watchmen who were employed to protect the fledgling colony's property in the absence of an effective public police force.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xii, 230 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789882205604
9882205607

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