Overview
- Thoroughly comparative study of the communist parties in Cyprus and Hong Kong during the Cold War
- Presents a unique approach to the British Empire in the Cold War period
- Allows readers to gain valuable insight into the tactics used by the British colonial system in order maintain balance and peace
Part of the book series: Britain and the World (BAW)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Containment Through Reform
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Containment Through Repression
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Back Matter
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About this book
Linking two defining narratives of the twentieth century, Sutton’s comparative study of Hong Kong and Cyprus – where two of the empire’s most effective communist parties operated – examines how British colonial policy-makers took to cultural and ideological battlegrounds to fight the anti-colonial imperialism of their communist enemies in the Cold War. The structure and intentional nature of the British colonial system grants unprecedented access to British perceptions and strategies, which sought to balance constructive socio-political investments with regressive and self-defeating repression, neither of which Britain could afford in the Cold War conflict of empires.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Christopher Sutton is Honorary Research Fellow at the University of East Anglia, UK. He has taught on three continents and published articles in Britain and the World and Contemporary British History.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Britain’s Cold War in Cyprus and Hong Kong
Book Subtitle: A Conflict of Empires
Authors: Christopher Sutton
Series Title: Britain and the World
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33491-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-33490-5Published: 17 November 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-81528-2Published: 23 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-33491-2Published: 07 November 2016
Series ISSN: 2947-7182
Series E-ISSN: 2947-7190
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 236
Topics: Modern History, European History, History of Military