Hong Kong Takes Flight - Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Global Hub, 1930s1998

Commercial aviation took shape in Hong Kong as the city developed into a powerful economy. In Hong Kong Takes Flight, John Wong argues that Hong Kong's development into a regional and global airline hub was not preordained and views the city's globalization through the prism of its airline industry.

About the author

John D. Wong is Associate Professor at the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences and the School of Modern Languages and Cultures, The University of Hong Kong.

Summary

Commercial aviation took shape in Hong Kong as the city developed into a powerful economy. In Hong Kong Takes Flight, John Wong argues that Hong Kong’s development into a regional and global airline hub was not preordained and views the city’s globalization through the prism of its airline industry.

Product details

• Authors: Martin K. Whyte, John D. Wong, Wong John D.
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2022
• EAN: 9780674278264
• ISBN: 978-0-674-27826-4
• No. of pages: 360
• Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > International economy; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, HISTORY / Asia / China, TRANSPORTATION / Aviation / History, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Transportation, Hong Kong, Transport industries, Asian History, Aerospace & Air Transport Industries