Hong Kong, Macau & Canton

Hong Kong, Macau & Canton
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Total Pages : 364
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ISBN-10 : 0864420668
ISBN-13 : 9780864420664
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Book Synopsis Hong Kong, Macau & Canton by : Carol Clewlow

Download or read book Hong Kong, Macau & Canton written by Carol Clewlow and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

珠江風貌

珠江風貌
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Total Pages : 254
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105021674689
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Book Synopsis 珠江風貌 by : Hong Kong Museum of Art

Download or read book 珠江風貌 written by Hong Kong Museum of Art and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 本画册内容包括有:序言, 前言, 鸣谢, 珠江风貌:艺术的进程, 塞伦与珠江三角洲, 展品目录, 凡例, 艺术家生平等.

The British Presence in Macau, 1635-1793

The British Presence in Macau, 1635-1793
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Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
Total Pages : 224
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ISBN-10 : 9789888139798
ISBN-13 : 9888139797
Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The British Presence in Macau, 1635-1793 by : Rogério Miguel Puga

Download or read book The British Presence in Macau, 1635-1793 written by Rogério Miguel Puga and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than four centuries, Macau was the centre of Portuguese trade and culture on the South China Coast. Until the founding of Hong Kong and the opening of other ports in the 1840s, it was also the main gateway to China for independent British merchants and their only place of permanent residence. Drawing extensively on Portuguese as well as British sources, The British Presence in Macau traces Anglo-Portuguese relations in South China from the first arrival of English trading ships in the 1630s to the establishment of factories at Canton, the beginnings of the opium trade, and the Macartney Embassy of 1793. The British and Portuguese—longstanding allies in the West—pursued more complex relations in the East, as trading interests clashed under a Chinese imperial system and as the British increasingly asserted their power as “a community in search of a colony”.

The Canton Trade

The Canton Trade
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Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
Total Pages : 335
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ISBN-10 : 9789622097490
ISBN-13 : 9622097499
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Book Synopsis The Canton Trade by : Paul A. Van Dyke

Download or read book The Canton Trade written by Paul A. Van Dyke and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2005-12-01 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study utilizes a wide range of new source materials to reconstruct the day-to-day operations of the port of Canton during the eighteenth and first half of the nineteenth centuries. Using a bottom-up approach, it provides a fresh look at the successes and failures of the trade by focusing on the practices and procedures rather than on the official policies and protocols. The narrative, however, reads like a story as the author unravels the daily lives of all the players from sampan operators, pilots, compradors and linguists, to country traders, supercargoes, Hong merchants and customs officials. New areas to studies of this kind are covered as well, such as Armenians, junk traders and rice traders, all of whom played intricate roles in moving the commerce forward. The Canton Trade shows that contrary to popular belief, the trade was stable, predictable and secure, with many incentives built into the policies to encourage it to grow. The huge expansion of trade was, in fact, one of the factors that contributed to its collapse as the increase in revenues blinded government officials to the long-term deterioration of the lower administrative echelons. In the end, the system was toppled, but that happened mainly because it had already defeated itself. General readers and academicians interested in world and Asian history, trading companies, country trade, Hong merchants, and articles of trade will find much new and relevant information here.

A Concise History of Hong Kong

A Concise History of Hong Kong
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Total Pages : 283
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ISBN-10 : 9780742574694
ISBN-13 : 0742574695
Rating : 4/5 (94 Downloads)

Book Synopsis A Concise History of Hong Kong by : John M. Carroll

Download or read book A Concise History of Hong Kong written by John M. Carroll and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2007-06-07 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the British occupied the tiny island of Hong Kong during the First Opium War, the Chinese empire was well into its decline, while Great Britain was already in the second decade of its legendary "Imperial Century." From this collision of empires arose a city that continues to intrigue observers. Melding Chinese and Western influences, Hong Kong has long defied easy categorization. John M. Carroll's engrossing and accessible narrative explores the remarkable history of Hong Kong from the early 1800s through the post-1997 handover, when this former colony became a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. The book explores Hong Kong as a place with a unique identity, yet also a crossroads where Chinese history, British colonial history, and world history intersect. Carroll concludes by exploring the legacies of colonial rule, the consequences of Hong Kong's reintegration with China, and significant developments and challenges since 1997.

A Concise History of Hong Kong

A Concise History of Hong Kong
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 288
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ISBN-10 : 0742534227
ISBN-13 : 9780742534223
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Book Synopsis A Concise History of Hong Kong by : John Mark Carroll

Download or read book A Concise History of Hong Kong written by John Mark Carroll and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2007 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the British occupied the tiny island of Hong Kong during the First Opium War, the Chinese empire was well into its decline, while Great Britain was already in the second decade of its legendary "Imperial Century." From this collision of empires arose a city that continues to intrigue observers. Melding Chinese and Western influences, Hong Kong has long defied easy categorization. John M. Carroll's engrossing and accessible narrative explores the remarkable history of Hong Kong from the early 1800s through the post-1997 handover, when this former colony became a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. The book explores Hong Kong as a place with a unique identity, yet also a crossroads where Chinese history, British colonial history, and world history intersect. Carroll concludes by exploring the legacies of colonial rule, the consequences of Hong Kong's reintegration with China, and significant developments and challenges since 1997.

The Zoroastrian Diaspora

The Zoroastrian Diaspora
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 884
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ISBN-10 : 9780198267591
ISBN-13 : 0198267592
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Book Synopsis The Zoroastrian Diaspora by : John R. Hinnells

Download or read book The Zoroastrian Diaspora written by John R. Hinnells and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2005-04-28 with total page 884 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the distinctive Zoroastrian experience, and what is the common diasporic experience? The Zoroastrian Diaspora is the outcome of twenty years of research and of archival and fieldwork in eleven countries, involving approximately 250,000 miles of travel. It has also involved a survey questionnaire in eight countries, yielding over 1,840 responses.This is the first book to attempt a global comparison of Diaspora groups in six continents. Little has been written about Zoroastrian communities as far apart as China, East Africa, Europe, America, and Australia or on Parsis in Mumbai post-Independence. Each chapter is based on unused original sources ranging from nineteenth century archives to contemporary newsletters. The book also includes studies of Zoroastrians on the Internet, audio-visual resources, and the modern development of Parsinovels in English.As well as studying the Zoroastrians for their own inherent importance, this book contextualizes the Zoroastrian migrations within contemporary debates on Diaspora studies. John R. Hinnells examines what it is like to be a religious Asian in Los Angeles or London, Sydney or Hong Kong. Moreover, he explores not only how experience differs from one country to another, but also the differences between cities in the same country, for example, Chicago and Houston. The survey data is used firstly toconsider the distinguishing demographic features of the Zoroastrian communities in various countries; and secondly to analyse different patterns of assimilation between different groups: men and women and according to the level and type of education. Comparisons are also drawn between people fromrural and urban backgrounds; and between generations in religious beliefs and practices, including the preservation of secular culture.