Hong Kong

A Cultural History

Nonfiction, Travel, Asia, China, History, Asian
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Author: Michael Ingham ISBN: 9780199886241
Publisher: Oxford University Press Publication: June 18, 2007
Imprint: Oxford University Press Language: English
Author: Michael Ingham
ISBN: 9780199886241
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication: June 18, 2007
Imprint: Oxford University Press
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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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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