Made in Hong Kong. Transpacific Networks and a New History of Globalization, Paperback - Peter E. Hamilton

Between 1949 and 1997, Hong Kong transformed from a struggling British colonial outpost into a global financial capital. Made in Hong Kong delivers...

A radical retelling of the most important event in English history - the Norman invasion of 1066.

The second volume of the leading military historian's account of the liberation of Europe across the final years of the war, from D-Day forward.

Displaying the distinctive combination of narration and philosophy for which he is well known, this new book by Peter Sloterdijk develops a radical...

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Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersAuthor(s): Michael SheridanNumber of pages: 480Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x 198 x 33Cover type: Paper...

DescriptionChinese medicine has a rich history that has only been made more complex by its integration with "Western" biomedicine. Legitimization o...

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This major history of Hong Kong tells the remarkable story of how a cluster of remote fishing villages grew into an icon of capitalism. The story b...

Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersAuthor(s): Michael SheridanIllustration(s): 16 col platesNumber of pages: 512Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 1...

Charles Darwin's theories, first published more than 150 years ago, still set the paradigm of how we understand the evolution of life--but scientif...

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Reducere. Over the course of less than a century, the U.S. transformed from a nation that excluded Asians from immigration and citizenship to one that receiv...

A major new narrative account of one of history's greatest and most epic mysteries: the strange death of the Roman Empire.

Explores the history of Hong Kong from the early 1800s through the post-1997 handover, when this former colony became a Special Administrative Regi...

The first completely new and authoritative popular book on Roman Bath since 1984Illustrations: 120 Illustrations, color

Publisher: Text PublishingAuthor(s): Louisa LimNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 153 x 234 x 23Cover type: Paperback / softback...

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Four years of fear: escapes, resistance, internment, occupation and finally - liberation. Philip Cracknell brings his unrivalled knowledge of Hong ...

Reducere. Pirates, plagues, pistols, and poisons: with adventure of all varieties, this is a rollicking journey into colonial Hong Kong. A collection of hist...

Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group IncAuthor(s): Louisa LimNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 164 x 236 x 30Cover...

DescriptionThis book gives an account of Hong Kong's medical and health development from the Second World War to the present day, investigates how ...

Reducere. Following the success of his New York Times bestseller, CUBA, Stephen Coonts once again combines masterful storytelling with a frighteningly plausi...

Evocative, funny and full of life, this is a beautifully written and well observed childhood memoir of growing up in colonial Hong Kong shortly aft...

Reducere. Ninety-nine years of colonial rule are ending as the British prepare to hand over Hong Kong to China. For Betty Mullard and her son, Bunt, it doesn...

At the end of the Second World War, Hong Kong lived up to its description as "the barren island." It had few natural resources, its trade and infra...

This book focuses on some central questions in the continuing debate about success factors in corruption prevention and the efficacy and value of a...

Description"A passionate, important study of the current affairs of a volatile region."-- Kirkus Reviews starred review The rise of Hong Kong is th...

Using the insurrection by the Malayan Communist Party (1948-1960) as an example, this book argues that resorting to violence sped up the decolonisa...

The new edition of this accessible and wide-ranging book demonstrates the distinctive insights that sociology has to bring to the study of globaliz...

Reducere. About the AuthorLeo F. Goodstadt is an honorary fellow of the University of Hong Kong. He was head of the Hong Kong government's Central Policy Uni...

DescriptionBold Venture tells the nearly forgotten story of the American airmen who flew perilous combat missions over Hong Kong during the Second ...

Like the other Sasek classics, this is a facsimile edition of the original book. The brilliant, vibrant illustrations have been meticulously preser...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis IncAuthor(s): David (University of Hong Kong) CarlessIllustration(s): 9 Line drawings, black and white; 2 Tables, black...

A rich ethnography of ecopolitics in Hong Kong in the late 1990sPublisher: Duke University PressAuthor(s): Timothy ChoyIllustration(s): 2 figuresNu...

Reducere. Hong Kong without Us is a decentralized book of revolutionary poetry. Drawn directly from the voices of Hong Kong during its anti-extradition prote...

A dive into the tumultuous protests in Hong Kong that are forming the identity of a generation

A charming look at felines in a range of quirky and atmospheric shops in Hong Kong.Illustrations: 90 Illustrations, color