Priscilla Roberts is associate professor of history at the University of Hong Kong. She has published numerous books and articles on Anglo-American relations, Western-Asian relations, the Cold War, and international history. John M. Carroll is professor of history at the University of Hong Kong and is the author of A Concise History of Hong Kong.

This is a timely collection of essays on the role of Hong Kong in a global context and its multifaceted relationship with mainland China. It is emerging at a particularly appropriate moment when the local community has been provoked to reflect on its common fate under the notion of 'one country, two systems.' -- Ray Yep, City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong, the 'Berlin of the East,' was transformed by the Cold War, an existential conflict between capitalism and communism. Consequently, this fine volume is a must-read for political, cultural, and economic historians of Hong Kong. International historians should also add this collection of essays and cutting-edge empirical studies to their reading lists: it will enrich their understandings of the Global Cold War. -- David Clayton, University of York

Priscilla Roberts is associate professor of history at the University of Hong Kong. She has published numerous books and articles on Anglo-American relations, Western-Asian relations, the Cold War, and international history. John M. Carroll is professor of history at the University of Hong Kong and is the author of A Concise History of Hong Kong.

This is a timely collection of essays on the role of Hong Kong in a global context and its multifaceted relationship with mainland China. It is emerging at a particularly appropriate moment when the local community has been provoked to reflect on its common fate under the notion of 'one country, two systems.' -- Ray Yep, City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong, the 'Berlin of the East,' was transformed by the Cold War, an existential conflict between capitalism and communism. Consequently, this fine volume is a must-read for political, cultural, and economic historians of Hong Kong. International historians should also add this collection of essays and cutting-edge empirical studies to their reading lists: it will enrich their understandings of the Global Cold War. -- David Clayton, University of York

Priscilla Roberts is associate professor of history at the University of Hong Kong. She has published numerous books and articles on Anglo-American relations, Western-Asian relations, the Cold War, and international history. John M. Carroll is professor of history at the University of Hong Kong and is the author of A Concise History of Hong Kong.

This is a timely collection of essays on the role of Hong Kong in a global context and its multifaceted relationship with mainland China. It is emerging at a particularly appropriate moment when the local community has been provoked to reflect on its common fate under the notion of 'one country, two systems.' -- Ray Yep, City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong, the 'Berlin of the East,' was transformed by the Cold War, an existential conflict between capitalism and communism. Consequently, this fine volume is a must-read for political, cultural, and economic historians of Hong Kong. International historians should also add this collection of essays and cutting-edge empirical studies to their reading lists: it will enrich their understandings of the Global Cold War. -- David Clayton, University of York