{"product_id":"fortunes-bazaar-vaudine-england-9781982184513","title":"Fortune's Bazaar: The Making of Hong Kong","description":"\u003cb\u003eA timely, well-researched, and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eilluminating\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e(\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e) new history of Hong Kong that reveals the untold stories of the diverse peoples who have made it a multicultural world metropolis--and whose freedoms are endangered today.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHong Kong has always been many cities to many people: a seaport, a gateway to an empire, a place where fortunes can be dramatically made or lost, a place to disappear and reinvent oneself, and a melting pot of diverse populations from around the globe. A British Crown Colony for 155 years, Hong Kong is now ruled by the Chinese Communist Party. Here, renowned journalist Vaudine England delves into Hong Kong's complex history and its people--diverse, multi-cultural, cosmopolitan--who have made this one-time fishing village into the world port city it is today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRather than a traditional history describing a town led by British Governors or a mere offshoot of a collapsing Chinese empire, \u003ci\u003eFortune's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e is \"a winning portrait of Hong Kong's vibrant mosaic\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e). While British traders and Asian merchants had long been busy in the Indian and South East Asian seas, many people from different cultures and ethnic backgrounds arrived in Hong Kong, met, and married--despite all taboos--and created a distinct community. Many of Hong Kong's most influential figures during its first century as a city were neither British nor Chinese--they were Malay or Indian, Jewish or Armenian, Parsi or Portuguese, Eurasian or Chindian--or simply, Hong Kongers. England describes those overlooked in history, including the opium traders who built synagogues and churches; ship owners carrying gold-rush migrants; the half-Dutch, half-Chinese gentleman with two wives who was knighted by Queen Victoria; and the gardeners who settled Kowloon, the mainland peninsula facing the island of Hong Kong, and became millionaires. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA story of empire, race, and sex, \u003ci\u003eFortune's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e presents a \"fresh...essential\" (Ian Buruma), \"formidable and important\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Correspondent\u003c\/i\u003e) history of a special place--a unique city made by diverse people of the world, whose part in its creation has never been properly told until now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vaudine England\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1982184515\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982184513\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2021 pg. 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/27\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2023 pg. 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/09\/2023","brand":"Vaudine England","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44073370484991,"sku":"9781982184513","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d7553fed-b2e8-4bf5-9ffb-3c7457255a42.jpg?v=1685447416","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fortunes-bazaar-vaudine-england-9781982184513","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}