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Author: Shuyong Liu Publisher: ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 328
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A detailed history of Hong Kong from a Chinese perspective focusing on the Opium War & subsequent colonization of the island by Great Britain. Includes the complete text of the 1842 treaty, the 1984 Joint Declaration & the Basic Law of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Author: Shuyong Liu Publisher: ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 328
Book Description
A detailed history of Hong Kong from a Chinese perspective focusing on the Opium War & subsequent colonization of the island by Great Britain. Includes the complete text of the 1842 treaty, the 1984 Joint Declaration & the Basic Law of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Author: Steve Tsang Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 0857714813 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 352
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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 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: John M. Carroll Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ISBN: 0742574695 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 283
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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 in the second decade of its legendary "Imperial Century." From this collision of empires arose a city that continues to intrigue observers. Melding Chinese and Western influences, Hong Kong has long defied easy categorization. John M. 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 book explores Hong Kong as a place with a unique identity, yet also a crossroads where Chinese history, British colonial history, and world history intersect. Carroll concludes by exploring the legacies of colonial rule, the consequences of Hong Kong's reintegration with China, and significant developments and challenges since 1997.
Author: Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780365447610 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 94
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Excerpt from Hong Kong: Short History of the Colony and an Outline of the Present Political Situation in China Lord Macartney's mission was for the relief of our present embarrassments at Canton and to try to negotiate a treaty of friendship and alliance. He carried assurances that our views are purely commercial, having not even a wish for territory. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: [M A G ] Publisher: Sagwan Press ISBN: 9781340245054 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 96
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Author: G. B. Endacott Publisher: ISBN: Category : Hong Kong Languages : en Pages : 378
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Although in the first edition, published in 1958, the author modestly describes this book as an introduction that does not claim to be definitive, this history of Hong Kong has never been superseded as the standard work and remains in steady demand. It is now reissued in `Oxford in Asia Paperbacks' with four new chapters, plus a a revised final chapter on the war and postwar period.
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