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Lam Woo : master builder, revolutionary, and philanthropist / Moira M.W. Chan-Yeung.
Van Pelt Library DS777.15.L36 C53 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chan-Yeung, Moira, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lam, Woo, 1870-1933.
- Lam, Woo.
- Contractors--China--Hong Kong--Biography.
- Contractors.
- Revolutionaries--China--Biography.
- Revolutionaries.
- Emigration and immigration.
- History.
- China.
- China--Hong Kong.
- Construction industry--History--China--Hong Kong--20th century.
- Construction industry.
- China--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xxvi, 230 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Hong Kong : Chinese University Press, [2017]
- Contents:
- 1 The Dragon Flew from its Nest 1
- 2 Life in the "New Gold Mountain" 17
- 3 A Follower of Confucius and a Devoted Servant of Christ 35
- 4 A Patriot, Reformer, and Revolutionary 57
- 5 Learning the Trade and the First Painful Lesson 71
- 6 Modernising Urban China 83
- 7 Building Infrastructure in Hong Kong 101
- 8 Land Speculation and Land Creation 131
- 9 The Family and the Company 149
- 10 The Legacies of Lam Woo 171.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 211-217) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9629967847
- 9789629967840
- OCLC:
- 947145588
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