City between worlds : my Hong Kong
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
City between worlds : my Hong Kong
AUTHOR:
Lee, Leo Ou-fan
ISBN:
9780674046894
PUBLICATION_INFO:
Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2008
PHYSICAL_DESC:
322 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (chiefly col.) ; 21 cm
GENERAL_NOTE:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 300-304) and index.
ABSTRACT:
Hong Kong is perched on the fault line between China and the West, a Special Administrative Region of the PRC. This book offers an insider's view of Hong Kong, capturing the history and culture that make the city so different from its generic neighbors. It shows the relationship between Hong Kong's geography and its colonial experience.
SUBJECT:
| Hong Kong (China) -- Description and travel |
| Hong Kong (China) -- Social life and customs |
BIBSUMMARY:
Hong Kong is perched on the fault line between China and the West, a Special Administrative Region of the PRC. This book offers an insider's view of Hong Kong, capturing the history and culture that make the city so different from its generic neighbors. It shows the relationship between Hong Kong's geography and its colonial experience.