A Modern History of Hong Kong: 1841-1997 by Tsang, Steve

A Modern History of Hong Kong: 1841-1997 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781350137769)

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A Modern History of Hong Kong: 1841-1997 by Tsang, Steve

A Modern History of Hong Kong: 1841-1997

$29.95
A Modern History of Hong Kong: 1841-1997 by Tsang, Steve

A Modern History of Hong Kong: 1841-1997

$29.95
Format: Paperback
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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 began in 1842 with the founding of the Crown Colony after the First Anglo-Chinese war - the original 'Opium War'. As premier power in Europe and an expansionist empire, Britain first created in Hong Kong a major naval station and the principal base to open the Celestial Chinese Empire to trade. Working in parallel with the locals, the British built it up to become a focus for investment in the region and an international centre with global shipping, banking and financial interests. Yet by far the most momentous change in the history of this prosperous, capitalist colony was its return in 1997 to 'Mother China', the most powerful Communist state in the world.

Author: Steve Tsang
ISBN-10: 1350137766
ISBN-13: 9781350137769
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Language: English
Published: 09/05/2019
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d
By Steve Tsang
By Steve Tsang
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Steve Tsang is Louis Cha Fellow and University Reader in Politics at St Antony's College, Oxford University. He served as Director of the Asian Studies Centre at Oxford from 1997 to 2003 and is author of "Hong Kong: An Appointment with China", also published by I.B. Tauris.

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