City Between Worlds - My Hong Kong

Informationen zum Autor Leo Ou-fan Lee Klappentext Hong Kong is perched on the fault line between China and the West, a Special Administrative Region of the PRC. Lee offers an insider's view of Hong Kong, capturing the history and culture that make his densely packed home city so different from its generic neighbors. Zusammenfassung Hong Kong is perched on the fault line between China and the West, a Special Administrative Region of the PRC. Lee offers an insider’s view of Hong Kong, capturing the history and culture that make his densely packed home city so different from its generic neighbors. Inhaltsverzeichnis Prologue 1. Victoria City 2. Central Values 3. The World of Wan Chai 4. Views from the Peak 5. Kowloon! Past and Present 6. New Territories! Ancient Traditions 7. Hong Kong Lifestyle 8. City and Country Notes Sources Acknowledgments Illustration Credits Index

Product details

• Authors: Leo Ou Lee, Leo Ou-fan Lee, Lee Leo Ou-fan
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2010
• EAN: 9780674046894
• ISBN: 978-0-674-04689-4
• No. of pages: 332
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Travel > Illustrated books; Geography, TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, HISTORY / Asia / China, Hong Kong, Asian History, TRAVEL / Asia / East / China