{"product_id":"hong-kong-caroline-knowles-9780226448572","title":"Hong Kong: Migrant Lives, Landscapes, and Journeys","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1997 the United Kingdom returned control of Hong Kong to China, ending the city's status as one of the last remnants of the British Empire and initiating a new phase for it as both a modern city and a hub for global migrations. \u003ci\u003eHong Kong\u003c\/i\u003e is a tour of the city's postcolonial urban landscape, innovatively told through fieldwork and photography. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCaroline Knowles and Douglas Harper's point of entry into Hong Kong is the unusual position of the British expatriates who chose to remain in the city after the transition. Now a relatively insignificant presence, British migrants in Hong Kong have become intimately connected with another small minority group there: immigrants from Southeast Asia. The lives, journeys, and stories of these two groups bring to life a place where the past continues to resonate for all its residents, even as the city hurtles forward into a future marked by transience and transition. By skillfully blending ethnographic and visual approaches, \u003ci\u003eHong Kong\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fascinating guide to a city that is at once unique in its recent history and exemplary of our globalized present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Caroline Knowles, Douglas Harper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226448576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226448572\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.60h x 6.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2010","brand":"Caroline Knowles","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46135984816383,"sku":"9780226448572","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_26f349ca-d609-4a28-b6d2-e145fdca99a3.jpg?v=1726415340","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hong-kong-caroline-knowles-9780226448572","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}