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Author Hamilton, Sheilah E.

Title Watching over Hong Kong : private policing 1841-1941 / Sheilah E. Hamilton.

Publication Info. Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press ; London : Eurospan [distributor], 2008.

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 230 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series
Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction -- Early settlement of Hong Kong -- The District Watch Force -- Other local private security forces -- Government 'in-house' security or 'hybrid policing' -- Pirates, ships guards and shore watchmen -- Security in the new territories -- Watchmen in Shanghai -- Conclusion.
Access Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL
System Details Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
Processing Action digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Private security services -- China -- Hong Kong -- History -- 19th century.
Private security services.
China -- Hong Kong.
History.
Chronological Term 19th century
Subject Private security services -- China -- Hong Kong -- History -- 20th century.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject Police -- China -- Hong Kong -- History -- 19th century.
Police.
Police -- China -- Hong Kong -- History -- 20th century.
Chronological Term 1800-1999
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books -- History.
History.
Electronic books -- History.
Subject Police.
Added Author Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland.
Other Form: Print version: Hamilton, Sheilah E. Watching over Hong Kong. Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press ; London : Eurospan [distributor], 2008 9789622099005 (DLC) 2008438020 (OCoLC)225876222
ISBN 9789882205604 (electronic book)
9882205607 (electronic book)
9789622099005
9622099009
9789888028993
9888028995