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The Private Life of Old Hong Kong
Language: en
Pages: 368
Authors: Susanna Hoe
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1991 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

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This book presents a history of western women in Hong Kong and the Canton delta from the earliest years of the colony.
My Dearest Martha: The Life and Letters of Eliza Hillier
Language: en
Pages: 508
Authors: Andrew Hillier
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-07-01 - Publisher: City University of HK Press

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“For this brief moment, the two sisters could be ‘together in heart and affection’, and through such letters bridge the distance of empire.” We often le
Bound to Emancipate
Language: en
Pages: 304
Authors: Angelina Chin
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-03-29 - Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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Emancipation, a defining feature of twentieth-century China society, is explored in detail in this compelling study. Angelina Chin expands the definition of wom
A Modern History of Hong Kong
Language: en
Pages: 539
Authors: Steve Tsang
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-07-30 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

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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
A Concise History of Hong Kong
Language: en
Pages: 288
Authors: John Mark Carroll
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007 - Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

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When the British occupied the tiny island of Hong Kong during the First Opium War, the Chinese empire was well into its decline, while Great Britain was already