A Modern History of Hong Kong: 1841-1997

by Steve Tsang

Book Overview

This major history of Hong Kong tells the remarkable story of how a cluster of remote fishing villages grew into an icon of capitalism. The story began in 1842 with the founding of the Crown Colony after the First Anglo-Chinese war - the original 'Opium War'. As premier power in Europe and an expansionist empire, Britain first created in Hong Kong a major naval station and the principal base to open the Celestial Chinese Empire to trade. Working in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845114191
• ISBN13: 9781845114190
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"