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Foreign Communities in Hong Kong, 1840s-1950s /

This collection of essays describes adaptations of minority ethnic groups to cross-cultural situations in Hong Kong from the 1840s through the 1950s. It aims to portray Hong Kong history through the perspectives of foreign communities - the British, Germans, Americans, Indians and Japanese - and to...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Chu, Cindy Yik-yi (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Subjects:
History.
Asian History.
Asian Politics.
History of China.
Asia > History.
Asia > Politics and government.
China > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This collection of essays describes adaptations of minority ethnic groups to cross-cultural situations in Hong Kong from the 1840s through the 1950s. It aims to portray Hong Kong history through the perspectives of foreign communities - the British, Germans, Americans, Indians and Japanese - and to understand how they perceived the economic situation, political administration and culture of the colony.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XIV, 209 pages)
ISBN:9781403980557
DOI:10.1057/9781403980557