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Hong Kong : a cultural history / Michael Ingham.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ingham, Michael (Michael Anthony)
- Series:
- Cityscapes.
- Cityscapes
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hong Kong (China)--History.
- Hong Kong (China).
- Hong Kong (China)--Civilization.
- Hong Kong (China)--Description and travel.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (287 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Introduction. Chapter One: The Pearl River and the Barren Island: The Story of Hong Kong. Chapter Two: Centers of Power and Imagination: Central and Admiralty. Chapter Three: ""Suzie's World"": from Wan Chai to Happy Valley. Chapter Four: ""The Great Learning"": Pokfulam, Hong Kong University and Western District. Chapter Five: A Floating World: the Peak, Aberdeen, Stanley and Repulse Bay. Chapter Six: Across the Fragrant Harbour: the Nine Dragons. Chapter Seven: ""Somewhere Between Heaven and Earth"": From the New Territories to the Outlying Islands. Further Reading. Index
- Contents:
- Foreword; Foreword; Contents; Introduction; Chapter One: The Pearl River and the Barren Island: The Story of Hong Kong; Chapter Two: Centres of Power and Imagination: Central and Admiralty; Chapter Three: ""Suzie's World"": from Wan Chai to Happy Valley; Chapter Four: ""The Great Learning"": Pokfulam, Hong Kong University and Western District; Chapter Five: A Floating World: The Peak, Aberdeen, Stanley and Repulse Bay; Chapter Six: Across the Fragrant Harbour: the Nine Dragons; Chapter Seven: ""Somewhere Between Heaven and Earth"": From the New Territories to the Outlying Islands; My City
- Further Reading Further Viewing; Index of Historical & Literary Names; Index of Places
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-244) and indexes.
- Includes filmography: p. 245-246.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-7471-0163-9
- 1-281-16390-2
- 9786611163907
- 0-19-972447-4
- 1-4356-3886-7
- OCLC:
- 437093669
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