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• Title:The Six-Day War of 1899 : Hong Kong in the age of imperialism / Patrick H. Hase.
  
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• Author/Creator:Hase, P. H.
  
• Published/Created:Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2008.
  

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  • Location:KOERNER LIBRARY stacks (Floor 1)Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: DS796.H757 H375 2008
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Hong Kong (China)--History--19th century.
  Hong Kong (China)--History, Military--19th century.
  
• Description:xii, 276 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
  
• Series:Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages [215]-260) and index.
  Text in English with appendices in Chinese.
  
• ISBN:9789622098992
  9622098991
  
• Contents:1. 1899: Hong Kong in the Age of Imperialism
  2. Riots, Disturbances, Insurrection, and War: Armed Opposition to the Imperial Ideal
  3. July 1898-March 1899: The Road to War
  4. April 1899: The War
  5. Blake and Lockhart: Conflicts and Casualties
  6. Campaign: An Assessment
  7. Villagers: Leaders and Led
  8. Aftermath of the War
  App. 1. Proclamation of the Governor, 7-9 April 1899
  App. 2. Speech by the Governor, Sir Henry Blake, to the elders of the villages of the Kowloon area, on 17 April 1899
  App. 3. Report on the Fighting 15-18 April: Capt. Berger, as taken from Stewart Lockhart's Diary
  App. 4. Report on Operations: C. S. Simmonds, Capt. Royal Artillery
  App. 5. Spirit Tablet Inscription in the Tin Hau Temple, Tai Shue Ha
  App. 6. Six-Day War and Kam Tin
  App. 7. Biography of Man Tsam-chuen
  App. 8. Biography of Ng Shing-chi.