Covert Colonialism: governance, surveillance and political culture in British Hong Kong, c. 1966-97

2025/06/29 by Yang Yang · 1 voice
Social Sciences · #Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics

paper · doi:10.1080/03086534.2025.2522859

openalex publication_date 2025/06/29 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/14

Abstract

Florence Mok’s Covert Colonialism is an exceptional study of state-society relations in Hong Kong under British rule. Through detailed historical analysis, Mok examines how the colonial government ...

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