Hong Kong: The Road to 1997

by Roger Buckley

Book Overview

Roger Buckley's book will be essential reading for all those interested in the remarkable history of Hong Kong since 1945 and in its unpredictable future after 1997. In a highly accessible and comprehensive account, the author considers how an obscure British colony on the South China coast emerged from wartime occupation under Imperial Japan to transform itself into an increasingly autonomous and prosperous city-state. He demonstrates how this transformation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521469791
• ISBN13: 9780521469791
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.8"