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Michael Ingham
Hong Kong [PDF ebook]
A Cultural History

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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 clich’ed 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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Language English ● Format PDF ● ISBN 9780199724475 ● Publisher Oxford University Press ● Published 2007 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2281154 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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