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The last governor

Chris Patten & the handover of Hong Kong

By Jonathan Dimbleby

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| Hardcover | 9780316640183

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Using unrivalled access to Chris Patten, Britain's last governor of Hong Kong, Jonathan Dimbleby provides a compelling narrative of a great political and human drama: the final chapter in Britain's colonial history, the five years leading up to the handover of Hong Kong and its five million people tContinue

Using unrivalled access to Chris Patten, Britain's last governor of Hong Kong, Jonathan Dimbleby provides a compelling narrative of a great political and human drama: the final chapter in Britain's colonial history, the five years leading up to the handover of Hong Kong and its five million people to Communist China on July 1, 1997.

Since 1992 Dimbleby had privileged access to Patten, and to key diplomats, politicians, and business leaders in Hong Kong, as he developed both this book and a five-part BBC TV series, which was shown on TVOntario.

He sets the crisis--with its many consequences for Canada and the rest of the world--against 150 years of Anglo-Chinese relationships since the Opium Wars and the seizure of Hong Kong. He also provides a panoramic portrait of colonial rule and of the shining capitalist "jewel" itself, using the voices of its people--from the richest entrepreneur to the poorest refugee.

The Last Governor is one of those rare and exciting books that captures history in the making.

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    lrb published on Mon, 6 Sep 2010

  • Betrayal

    It is unusual in British political life for a high official to leave his position and immediately reveal in his own words or through an intermediary what in his opinion really happened while he was in office. Furthermore, unless he has been roughly d ... (read full critics)

    nybooks published on Tue, 24 Aug 2010

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  • English Books
  • Hardcover 448 Pages
  • ISBN-10: 0316640182
  • ISBN-13: 9780316640183
  • Publisher: Little, Brown
  • Pub date: Jul 10, 1997
  • Dimensions: 1548 mm x 1032 mm x 323 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Paperback and Others
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