Hong Kong Babylon
Title | Hong Kong Babylon PDF eBook |
Author | Barry Long |
Publisher | Miramax Books |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1998-11-04 |
Genre | Motion picture actors and actresses |
ISBN | 9780786883592 |
An exploration of the Hong Kong film market chronicles its history and worldwide influence, profiling its most important films and figures while providing photographs, filmographies, and a video guide.
No Babylon
Title | No Babylon PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Moss |
Publisher | iUniverse |
Pages | 334 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0595380875 |
Having witnessed Britain's retreat from India in 1947, and Malaya in 1957, Peter Moss traveled on through the lengthening shadows of a waning Empire, seeking the last remnants of a once flourishing panoply of imperial pomp and circumstance. He arrived in Hong Kong to find this fabled territory less a British colony than a triumph of collective enterprise; no mythic Babylon but a vibrant and compelling reality. His Hong Kong career spanned four decades, from the spillover of China's cultural revolution to the return of its prodigal son at midnight on June 30th 1997. In his take on events leading up to that historical watershed he has drawn on Chinese sources to present a wider perspective, and has not flinched from challenging popular perceptions. He saw Chris Patten, Hong Kong's last governor, as a knight in shining armour, riding in at the eleventh hour to slay the dragon. "I felt there was a distinct danger of him accidentally killing the damsel in distress." Many have loved and admired Hong Kong but few have grasped its intricacies. That an enclave so small should have become so powerful, and left such a mark on the world, is a mystery that No Babylon seeks to probe and dispel. "Had he discovered Hong Kong first, Karl Marx might never have written Das Kapital, for this hubble-bubble of experimental capitalist alchemy contradicted so many of his theories".
Hong Kong
Title | Hong Kong PDF eBook |
Author | James O'Reilly |
Publisher | Travelers' Tales |
Pages | 448 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 9781885211033 |
"We've collected useful and memorable stories to produce the kind of sampler we've always wanted to read before setting out. These stories will show you a spectrum of experiences to be had or avoided in Hong Kong"--Back cover
Hong Kong & Macau
Title | Hong Kong & Macau PDF eBook |
Author | Jules Brown |
Publisher | Rough Guides |
Pages | 448 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Hong Kong (China) |
ISBN | 9781858288727 |
This resource includes full details of Hong Kong harbour, its shopping and nightlife districts, traditional sites and off-the-beaten track areas of the New Territories and outlying islands. A history and a cultural guide is included, as well as places to eat, drink and sleep on every budget. Background information on post-handover politics and features on festivals, feng shui and Chinese astrology are also included.
Hong Kong Society
Title | Hong Kong Society PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen WK Chiu |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 411 |
Release | 2022-02-23 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9811657076 |
This book borrows the concept of “high-definition” from digital broadcasting to highlight our unique approach to Hong Kong society, which gives a sharper image than analyses. It intends to highlight contrasts with many common and taken-for-granted stories, myths and representations of Hong Kong— which often presented with a low level of detail, lacking proper connections between grounded personal experiences and the macro social context. With chapters covering various salient dimensions of Hong Kong’s society, including migration, economy, inequality, identity and social movements, our “high-definition” approach presents images with high enough “resolution” to match multiple layers of experiences from walks of life of Hong Kong people, contributing to an understanding of how global transformation impacts local people’s experiences, as well as Hong Kong’s significance in the regional and global system.
King Hammurabi of Babylon
Title | King Hammurabi of Babylon PDF eBook |
Author | Marc Van De Mieroop |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 2008-04-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 047069534X |
This is the first biography in English of King Hammurabi, who ruled Babylon from 1792 to 1750 BC and presents a rounded view of his accomplishments. Describes how Hammurabi dealt with powerful rivals and extended his kingdom. Draws on the King’s own writings and on diplomatic correspondence that has only recently become available. Explores the administration of the kingdom and the legacies of his rule, especially his legal code. Demonstrates how Hammurabi’s conquests irrevocably changed the political organization of the Near East, so that he was long remembered as one of the great kings of the past. Written to be accessible to a general audience.
The Cinema of Hong Kong
Title | The Cinema of Hong Kong PDF eBook |
Author | Poshek Fu |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 356 |
Release | 2002-03-25 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 9780521776028 |
This volume examines Hong Kong cinema in transnational, historical, and artistic contexts.