Neutrality and Collaboration in South China: Macau during the Second World War

ISBN-13: 9781009311793 / Angielski

Helena F. S. Lopes

Opis

Helena F. S. Lopes analyses the layers of collaboration that developed from neutrality in Macau during the Second World War. Exploring the intersections of local, regional and global dynamics, she unpicks the connections between a plurality of actors with competing and collaborative interests in the Portuguese-administered enclave of Macau.

Recenzje

'This is a well researched and thoughtful exploration of the ways in which the liminal territory of Macau during World War II complicates our conventional understandings of such concepts of neutrality, Empire, and collaboration. A brilliant book that will be a welcome addition to the growing literature on the war in East and Southeast Asia.' Julia C. Strauss, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

Spis treści

Introduction: An 'East Asian Casablanca'; 1. Caught in the middle: Macau between Chinese resistance and collaboration; 2. Old allies and new friends: the Macau Portuguese administration, Japan and Britain before the fall of Hong Kong; 3. Crisis and opportunity: refugees in wartime Macau; 4. The last 'lone island': pressure, profits and philanthropy; 5. Colonial transplantation: Hong Kong in Macau; 6. Seeking justice and recognition: dealing with neutrality and collaboration after the war; Epilogue: enduring legacies of a globally connected periphery.