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City Between Worlds: My Hong Kong
by Leo Ou Fan Lee  Publisher Comments Hong Kong is perched on the fault line between China and the West, a Special Administrative Region of the PRC. Leo Ou-fan Lee offers an insiderandrsquo;s view of Hong Kong, capturing the history and culture that make his densely packed home city so...
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The Fall of Hong Kong: Britain's Betrayal and China's Triumph, Updated
by Mark Roberti Synopsis introduction by Martin Lee, leader of the pro-democracy forces in hong kong Critical acclaim for THE FALL OF HONG KONG "Mark Roberti's The Fall of Hong Kong serves as a useful chronicle of the most vibrant and fragile period of Hong Kong's colonial past...
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East and West: China, Power, and the Future of Asia
by Christopher Patten Review "This is a book we need to read . . . "Even its full title, East and West: China, Power, and the Future of Asia, fails to do justice to its scope. It is, in fact, no less than the defense of a political and economic philosophy to guide public policy as...
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Hong Kong: A Cultural History (Cityscapes)
by Michael Ingham Publisher Comments Hong Kong is the epitome of the modern city and a crossroads between eastern and western cultures. Today the city is most famously characterized by its breathtaking skyscraper skyline, dominating its "fragrant" harbor. The hundred-year-old Star Ferry...
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Staging Hong Kong: Gender & Performance in Transition
by Rozanna Lilley Publisher Comments Anthropological literature on issues of performance, identity, and sexuality is virtually non-existent. Lilley addresses these issues in a comprehensive study of a Hong Kong avant-garde theater and dance company....
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Hong Kong remembers
by Sally Blyth Publisher Comments The story of Hong Kong's social, political, and economic development - from the post-War period to the end of its life as a colonial territory - is a remarkable Chinese-British story. This book contains first-hand accounts of life and times in Hong Kong...
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Hong Kong: In the Mouth of the Dragon
by Pierre Cayrol Synopsis This insightful book provides a far-reaching, in-depth portrait of Hong Kong, its people and their hopes and fears as they faced reunification with China on July 1, 1997....
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Chinese Face/Off: The Transnational Popular Culture of Hong Kong (Popular Culture and Politics in Asia Pacific)
by Kwai Cheung Lo Synopsis Jackie Chan's high-flying stunts, giant pandas, and even the unintentionally hilarious English subtitles that often accompany Hong Kong's films are among the many targets of Kwai-Cheung Lo's in-depth study of Hong Kong popular culture. Drawing on current...
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Hong Kong: The Road to 1997
by Roger Buckley Publisher Comments Essential reading for all those interested in the remarkable history of Hong Kong since 1945 and in its unpredictable future after 1997....
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East and west :China, power, and the future of Asia
by Christopher Patten Publisher Comments The twenty-first century is destined to become the Pacific century as Hong Kong's melding of East and West spreads throughout Asia. As Hong Kong's last governor Christopher Patten is a uniquely qualified tour guide to Asia's ongoing metamorphosis. No...
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Asian Godfathers: Money and Power in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia
by Joe Studwell Publisher Comments Few groups are more secretive than the Asian “godfathers,” the tiny group of obscenely wealthy businessmen who control the economic fates of Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Hong Kong, and the Philippines. Mysterious, shrewd, and...
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A Concise History of Hong Kong
by John Mark Carroll Synopsis John Carroll's engrossing and accessible narrative explores the remarkable history of Hong Kong from the early 1800s through the post-1997 handover, when this former colony became a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. The...
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Golden Boy: Memories of a Hong Kong Childhood
by Martin Booth Publisher Comments At seven years old, Martin Booth found himself with all of Hong Kong at his feet. His father was posted there in 1952, and this memoir is his telling of that youth, a time when he had access to the corners of a colony normally closed to a “Gweilo,&#...
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Cosmopolitan Capitalists: Hong Kong and the Chinese Diaspora at the End of the 20th Century
by Gary G Hamilton Book News Annotation In June 1997, Hong Kong became part of the People's Republic of China in a transfer of Hong Kong's sovereignty from Great Britain to China. This work focuses on the people of Hong Kong and how they are defining themselves under altered circumstances...
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Private Life of Old Hong Kong Western Women in the British Colony, 1841-1941
by Susanna Hoe Publisher Comments Modern histories rarely mention the myriad of western women who lived in Hong Kong and the Canton Delta during the British colonial years. This is their untold story, and represents an historical reconstruction of women's lives from all levels of society-...
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Hong Kong's Reunion with China: The Global Dimensions (Hong Kong Becoming China)
by Gerald Postiglione Synopsis The issues surrounding Hong Kong's global position and international links grow increasingly complex by the day as the process of Hong Kong's transformation from a British colony to a Chinese Special Administration Region unfolds. This volume addresses a...
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Working daughters of Hong Kong :filial piety or power in the family?
by Janet Salaff Publisher Comments -- Journal of Asian...
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Hong Kong's Transition: A Decade After the Deal
by Gungwu Wang Publisher Comments When the Sino-British Joint Declaration was signed in 1984, no one could have forseen the rocky course of political events that was to follow. On the tenth anniversary of the historical agreement, the University of Hong Kong organized the "Hong Kong...
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The fate of Hong Kong
by Gerald Segal Book News Annotation Segal (International Institute for Strategic Studies, London) studies the social and economic upheaval that has occurred in anticipation of Hong Kong's cession to China, and possible consequences after 1997, from both trading and emigration...
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Hong Kong
by Michael Yahuda Synopsis The return of Hong Kong to China in 1997 has the potential to benefit China's rapidly expanding economy. China's handling of the transition will have enormous implications for China's international standing. This is the first study to analyze the serious...
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