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Hong Kong: A Cultural History
Hardcover
Series: Cityscapes (Hardcover)
Chinese HistoryGeneral World History
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ISBN10: 0195314964
ISBN13: 9780195314960
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Jun 18 2007
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.93
Height: 0.79 Width: 6.61 Depth: 8.32
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780195314960
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Jun 18 2007
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.93
Height: 0.79 Width: 6.61 Depth: 8.32
Language: English
Hong Kong has always been something of an anomaly, and an outpost of empire, whether British or Chinese. Once described as a barren island, the former fishing community has been transformed by its own economic miracle into one of Asia's World Cities, taking in its stride the territory's 1997 return to Chinese sovereignty. Beneath the surface of Hong Kong's clichéd self-image as Pearl of the Orient and Shopping Paradise, Michael Ingham reveals a city rich in history, myth, and cultural diversity.
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