Crossed Paths: Labor Activism and Colonial Governance in Hong Kong, 1938-1958

Yan Lu

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Publication Date: March 31st, 2019

Publisher:

Cornell East Asia Series

ISBN:

9781939161055

Pages:

402

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Description

Labor Activism and Colonial Governance in Hong Kong chronicles a long neglected yet formative social and political movement in Hong Kong between the 1930s and 1950s. Drawing upon a range of British and Chinese sources, the book reveals the complex links between labor activism, imperial reform, revolution, and the global Cold War to shed new light on colonialism and activism in modern China.

About the Author

Lu Yan is associate professor of History at the University of New Hampshire. She is currently the Coordinator of Asian Studies Program at UNH. She has been awarded a prestigious ACLS fellowship and designated an International Studies Fellow of the SSRC, and is author of Re-understanding Japan.