Hong Kong Culture: Word and Image

by Louie Louie, Kam Louie, Louie Louie

Hong Kong as a world city draws on a rich variety of foundational "texts" in film, fiction, architecture and other forms of visual culture. The city has been a cultural fault-line for centuries--a translation space where Chinese-ness is interpreted for "Westerners" and Western-ness is translated for Chinese. Though constantly refreshed by its Chinese roots and global influences, this hub of Cantonese culture has flourished along cosmopolitan lines...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9888028413
• ISBN13: 9789888028412
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher