A History of Hong Kong |
 Frank Welsh
ISBN: 000638871X
In 1842 a "barren island" was reluctantly ceded by China to an unenthusiastic Britain. "Hong Kong", grumbled Palmerston, "will never be a mart of trade". But from the outset the new colony prospered, its early growth owing...(read more) |
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Diaries of the Maryknoll Sisters in Hong Kong, 1921-1966 |
 Cindy Yik-Yi Chu
ISBN: 1403976686
This book is a documentary survey of Hong Kong history, from the 1920s to the mid-1960s, from the perspective of the Maryknoll Sisters, as recorded in their diaries written during that period. It is a priceless collection of first-hand materials on the...(read more) |
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Governing Hong Kong: Administrative Officers from the 19th Century to the Handover to China, 1862-1997 |
Steve Yui-Sang Tsang
ISBN: 1845115252
Hong Kong is at the heart of modern China's position as a regional - and potential world - superpower. In this important and original history of the region, Steve Tsang argues that its current prosperity is a direct by-product of the British...(read more) |
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Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema |
 Lisa Stokes
ISBN: 0810855208
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Hong Kong: A Cultural and Literary History |
 Michael Ingham
ISBN: 1904955258
Hong Kong is the epitome of the modern city and a crossroad between eastern and western cultures. Today the city is most famously characterized by its breathtaking skyscraper skyline, dominating its "fragrant" harbour. The hundred-year-old...(read more) |
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Modern History of Hong Kong |
 Steve Yui-Sang Tsang
ISBN: 1845114191
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...(read more) |
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The Battle for Hong Kong 1941-1945 Hostage to Fortune |
 Edwin Noel Westby Bramall, Baron Bramall (Foreword), Oliver Lindsay
ISBN: 1862273154
Published to coincide with the 60th anniversary of liberation of Hong Kong and VJ Day, this is the authoritative account of how the British, Canadian, Indian and Chinese defenders surrendered Hong Kong to the Japanese after 18 days of intense fighting,...(read more) |
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The Fall of Hong Kong: Britain, China and the Japanese Occupation |
 Philip Snow
ISBN: 0300093527
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To Freedom Through China: Escaping from Japanese-occupied Hong Kong |
 Tony Hewitt
ISBN: 1844152294
This book is a reprint of Anthony Hewitt's classic tale of a soldier's escape from Hong Kong which traces Hewitt's journey from Japanese POW cage on Kowloon following the ignominy of surrender, through the turbulence of war torn China to eventual safety...(read more) |
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