The Last Governor: Chris Patten and the Handover of Hong Kong - Rilegato

Dimbleby, Jonathan

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ISBN 10: 0316640182 ISBN 13: 9780316640183

Casa editrice: Little, Brown, 1997

Riassunto

In July 1997, Hong Kong ceased to be a British colony and passed into the hands of the People's Republic of China. Charged with overseeing the transfer was Chris Patten, former chairman of the Conservative Party, who was appointed Hong Kong's last governor in 1992. During the final five years of British rule, acclaimed journalist Jonathan Dimbleby was given unprecedented access to the governor which enabled him to chart every twist and turn of a extraordinary diplomatic, political and personal drama as Patten battled to reconcile the basic rights and freedoms of over 6 million people with the unpredictable imperatives of Beijing. Drawing on the insights of a host of senior figures, the author places the crisis in both its human and historical contexts, and presents some startling arguments about the conduct of British foreign policy on Hong Kong before and during Patten's tenure.

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Recensione:

a highly important contribution to the historical record which tells how one man, doggedly and sometimes bloody-mindedly, did his best to help and, insofar as it was possible, to save the people of Hong Kong (DAILY TELEGRAPH)

well-written, never boring, and a significant contribution to the history of Hong Kong (IRISH TIMES)

a useful contribution to history. (ASIAN AFFAIRS)

Dimbleby's account is naturally sympathetic to his subject but is nevertheless well-written, never boring, and a significant contribution to the history of Hong Kong. (IRISH TIMES)

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* Major number 1 bestseller.

* Includes new Foreword commenting on the political furore the book has provoked.

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• Editore: Little, Brown
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0316640182
• ISBN 13: 9780316640183
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 480