Political Censorship in British Hong Kong. Freedom of Expression and the Law (1842-1997), Hardback - ***

Challenging celebratory histories of the British legal regime in Hong Kong, this book uses archival sources to revisit political censorship. It sho...

Compares Chinese-Western mixed-race families in the United States, China, and Hong Kong, examining both the range of ideas that shaped the formatio...

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...

The book adopts social-legal theories to theorize the institutionalization of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) with empirical analysis of share...

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

Publisher: The Islamic Texts SocietyAuthor(s): Mohammad Hashim KamaliNumber of pages: 362Collection: Fundamental Rights and Liberties in Islam Seri...

This textbook offers a reader-friendly overview of Hong Kong's legal system, covering both the origins in British law and the application of the Ba...

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A gripping history of China's deteriorating relationship with Hong Kong, and its implications for the rest of the worldPublisher: The History Press...

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

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...

Reducere. How can one of the world's most free-wheeling cities transition from a vibrant global center of culture and finance into a subject of authoritarian...

A comprehensive overview on the architecture of Hong Kong's transformative period featuring more than 300 buildings, with detailed background infor...

The Fruits of Freedom in British Togoland: Literacy, Politics and Nationalism, 1914–2014 - Kate Skinner

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Publisher: Thames & Hudson LtdIllustration(s): 272 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 167 x 218 x 35Co...

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This is the first book to offer a detailed account of the relationship between patents and innovation in the unique political context of mainland C...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Chris PattenNumber of pages: 560Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 165 x 240 x 40Cover type: HardbackRedescop...

Reducere. Benedetto Croce (25 February 1866 - 20 November 1952) was an Italian idealist philosopher, historian and politician, who wrote on numerous topics, ...

Reducere. DescriptionThis book covers the major areas of Hong Kong taxation--profits tax, salaries tax, property tax, personal assessment, and stamp duty, as...

Publisher: David ZwirnerAuthor(s): Larry ListIllustration(s): 51 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 108Collection: SpotlightPublication dat...

Publisher: Edinburgh University PressAuthor(s): See Kam TanIllustration(s): 21 Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: 368Collection: Edinbu...

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

Publisher: ACA Publishing LimitedAuthor(s): Kerry BrownPublication date: 2021Dimensions: 149 x 225 x 20Cover type: HardbackRedescopera farmecul lec...

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

This book examines the topic of copyright and freedom of expression as an interdisciplinary issue. The book is not only targeted at copyright lawye...

Publisher: Austin Macauley PublishersAuthor(s): Malcolm JackIllustration(s): 0Number of pages: 200Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 161 x 239 x 27C...

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

A comprehensive and timely account of Hong Kong's development from precolonial times to the present, City of the Edge considers the 2019 unrest in ...

Linking together the nonlinear interactions of heat, light, power and colour, this is a groundbreaking guide to Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Systems ...

Dan and the Hong Kong Mystery - Richard MacAndrew

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

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

Bringing together a team of cutting-edge researchers based in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Indo-Pacific countries, this book focuses on the tug of war bet...

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

Through an interdisciplinary methodological approach, this book examines both online institutional representations and public views of Hong Kong an...

This book takes a critical view of the relationship between public discourse and culturally specific definitions of free speech to illuminate the w...

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Since the arrival of the 21st century, jazz has evolved into a truly cross-generational, multicultural musical art form that is assimilating an unp...

Reducere. In the late 1970s, at the close of the Cultural Revolution, a group of young, largely auto-didact artists in China endeavored to create artwork tha...

At once a contemporary reflection on India's rich history and a biographical retellinp of E.M. Forster's travels through the country in the early 1...

Lauren Steimer examines how Hong Kong-influenced action movie aesthetics and stunt techniques have been taken up, imitated, and reinvented in other...

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

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

Reducere. The Chinese system is like no other known to man, now or in history. This book explains how the system works and where it may be moving. Drawing on...

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