Author : Roger Buckley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 10,93 MB
Release : 1997-06-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521469791
Essential reading for all those interested in the remarkable history of Hong Kong since 1945 and in its unpredictable future after 1997.
Author : Steve Tsang
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 24,75 MB
Release : 2003-12-31
Category : History
ISBN : 0857714813
This major history of Hong Kong tells the remarkable story of how a cluster of remote fishing villages grew into an icon of capitalism. The story began in 1842 with the founding of the Crown Colony after the First Anglo-Chinese war - the original 'Opium War'. As premier power in Europe and an expansionist empire, Britain first created in Hong Kong a major naval station and the principal base to open the Celestial Chinese Empire to trade. Working in parallel with the locals, the British built it up to become a focus for investment in the region and an international centre with global shipping, banking and financial interests. Yet by far the most momentous change in the history of this prosperous, capitalist colony was its return in 1997 to 'Mother China', the most powerful Communist state in the world.
Author : Mark Hampton
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 24,99 MB
Release : 2015-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1784996300
This book examines the British cultural engagement with Hong Kong in the second half of the twentieth century. It shows how the territory fit unusually within Britain’s decolonisation narratives and served as an occasional foil for examining Britain’s own culture during a period of perceived stagnation and decline. Drawing on a wide range of archival and published primary sources, Hong Kong and British culture, 1945–97 investigates such themes as Hong Kong as a site of unrestrained capitalism, modernisation, and good government, as well as an arena of male social and sexual opportunity. It also examines the ways in which Hong Kong Chinese embraced British culture, and the competing predictions that British observers made concerning the colony’s return to Chinese sovereignty. An epilogue considers the enduring legacy of British colonialism. This book will be essential reading for historians of Hong Kong, British decolonisation, and Britain’s culture of declinism.
Author : Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung - Institut fur Management, Markt- und
Publisher :
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 49,63 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Hong Kong (China)
ISBN : 9781901526042
During the summer of 1993, a team of world-renowned photographers and writers attempted to capture the life, heart and soul of Hong Kong and Macau as they approached the 1997 handover. This book is the result of their efforts
Author : Poshek Fu
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 17,15 MB
Release : 2002-03-25
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780521776028
This volume examines Hong Kong cinema in transnational, historical, and artistic contexts.
Author : Jonathan Dimbleby
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 11,75 MB
Release : 2017-08-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1526700654
“Interesting conclusions about the conduct of British foreign policy on Hong Kong . . . an extraordinary diplomatic, political and personal drama.”—Julian Stockwin, author of To the Eastern Seas 1 July 1997 marked the end of British rule of Hong Kong, whereby this territory was passed into the hands of the People’s Republic of China. In 1992, Chris Patten, former chairman of the Conservative Party, was appointed Hong Kong’s last governor, and was the man to oversee the handover ceremony of this former British colony. Within the last five years of British rule, acclaimed journalist Jonathan Dimbleby was given unique access to the governor which enabled him to document the twists and turns of this extraordinary historical moment. As Governor, Patten encouraged the necessary expansion of Hong Kong’s social welfare system, striving to reconcile the basic rights and freedom of over 6 million people with the unpredictable imperatives of Beijing. With “bracing narrative energy,” the author draws on the insights of a host of senior figures to place the crisis in both its human and historical contexts and presents some startling arguments about the conduct of British foreign policy on Hong Kong before and during Patten’s tenure (The Globe and Mail).
Author : B. Turner
Publisher : Springer
Page : 2102 pages
File Size : 14,33 MB
Release : 2016-12-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0230271324
For one hundred and forty years, The Statesman's Yearbook has been relied upon to provide accurate and comprehensive information on the current political, economic and social status of every country in the world. The appointment of the new editor - only the seventh in the book's history - brought enhancements to the 1998-99 edition and these have been continued since then. The 2004 edition is fully updated and contains more information than ever before. A foldout colour section provides a political world map and flags for the one hundred and ninety two countries of the world. In an endlessly changing world, the annual publication of The Statesman's Yearbook gives all the information you need in one easily digestible single volume. It will save hours of research and cross-referencing between different sources, and it is an essential annual purchase.
Author : Jung-fang Tsai
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 40,90 MB
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : 9780231079334
This historical study traces unrest and social transformation in Hong Kong and explores how merchants, the intelligentsia and labourers played important roles in China's social and political movements from the mid-19th century until the first years of the Chinese Republic.
Author : Janel CURRY
Publisher : City University of HK Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 13,74 MB
Release : 2014-07-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9629372355
This book, written by fourteen reflective scholars about living and learning from Hong Kong, builds on the growing interest of using “place” as text while providing a model of deepening cross-cultural encounters. Each chapter is written in a personal and experiential style, exploring Hong Kong through the lenses of a range of disciplines that shaped individual author's perceptions and encounters. This book is published by City University of Hong Kong Press. 香港城市大學出版社出版。
Author : B. Turner
Publisher : Springer
Page : 2049 pages
File Size : 47,88 MB
Release : 2016-12-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0230271286
For the last 136 years, The Statesman's Yearbook has been relied upon to provide accurate and comprehensive information on the current political, economic and social status of every country in the world. The appointment of the new editor - only the seventh in 136 years - brought enhancements to the 1998-99 edition and these are continued in the 2000 edition. Internet usage figures are included. Specially commissioned essays from major political and academic figures supplement country entries in areas of major upheaval and change. A fold out colour section provides a political world map and flags for the 191 countries of the world. The task of monitoring the pattern or flow of world change is never-ending. However, the annual publication of The Statesman's Yearbook gives all the information needed in one easily digestible single volume. It will save hours of research and cross-referencing between different sources. A prestigious and popular book, The Statesman's Yearbook is updated every 12 months. In a world of continual change The Statesman's Yearbook is a necessary annual purchase.
