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Chinese Business Groups in Hong Kong and Political Change in South China 1900-1925

Palgrave Macmillan

Authors:

  1. Stephanie Po-yin Chung

    1. Department of History, Hong Kong Baptist University, China

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Part of the book series: St Antony's Series (STANTS)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Introduction: Business and Politics

    • Stephanie Po-yin Chung
    Pages 1-20

  4. Hong Kong Merchants in New China, 1900–11

    • Stephanie Po-yin Chung
    Pages 35-58

  5. Finance and Politics in Guangdong, 1912–16

    • Stephanie Po-yin Chung
    Pages 59-74

  7. Military Confrontation and Retreat

    • Stephanie Po-yin Chung
    Pages 99-126

  8. Conclusion: Business, Politics and Civil Society

    • Stephanie Po-yin Chung
    Pages 127-132

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 133-188
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About this book

Politics can be a profitable business as can be found in Republican era Canton amidst a politically fragmented China. Competing merchant groups in Hong Kong sought to finance the regional Canton government in return for financial concessions. This patronage system made commercial endeavours dependent on politics and embedded business in politics.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of History, Hong Kong Baptist University, China

    Stephanie Po-yin Chung

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About the author

Stephanie Po-Yin Chung is Assistant Professor of History at the Hong Kong Baptist University.
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Chinese Business Groups in Hong Kong and Political Change in South China 1900-1925

  • Authors: Stephanie Po-yin Chung

  • Series Title: St Antony's Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230501768

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1998

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-50176-8Published: 27 April 1998

  • Series ISSN: 2633-5964

  • Series E-ISSN: 2633-5972

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 188

  • Topics: Asian History, Political Science, Business and Management, general

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