A Concise History of Hong Kong

by John Mark Carroll

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742534227
• ISBN13: 9780742534223
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"