History books the best prices online in hong kong iprice. Hong kong online genealogy records these are genealogy links to hong kong online databases to assist in researching your family history. His books include the profit of the state, uneasy city, building the trireme and a history of hong kong. Add it to the list, sophie, we use these lists as aide memoirs as to what to read next and having just checked out the blurb on the piano teacher, that might just be the one i go for next. Historical hong kong this is a list of historical novels, memoirs and nonfiction books set primarily in hong kong throughout the centuries to present day. Hong kong is one of the worlds most enigmatic cities and its complex history has captured peoples imaginations around the world, these ten mustread books about hong kong will help visitors understand what makes this extraordinary citys heart beat. A modern history of hong kong my perception is that there arent many good indepth histories of hk in english. The region of hong kong has been inhabited since the old stone age, later becoming part of the chinese empire with its loose incorporation into the qin dynasty 221206 bc. If a page of the book isnt showing here, please add text bookcat to the end of the page concerned. In 1842 a barren island was reluctantly ceded by china to an unenthusiastic britain. Jan morris is a wellloved welsh travel writer known for her city profiles that also include oxford and new york.
You can view a list of all subpages under the book main page not including the book main page itself, regardless of whether theyre categorized, here. Online shopping for hong kong history books in the books store. But there was a lot going on in the region before that wintry morning in 1841 when a contingent of british marines clambered ashore and planted the union flag on the western part of hong kong island, claiming it for the british crown. Another hong kong book store closes in wake of chinas. This book illustrates the significant role played by. Documentary on the history of hong kong through 1997. During the first opium war, china cedes the island of hong kong to the british with the signing of the chuenpi convention, an agreement seeking an. This online collection has links to online databases and indexes that may include birth records, marriage records, death records, biographies, cemeteries, censuses, histories, immigration records, land records, military records, newspapers, obituaries, or.
Starting out as a farming fishing village and salt production site, it became an important free port and eventually a major international financial centre the qing dynasty ceded hong kong to the british empire in 1842. The hong kong museum of history compiles a collection of papers which are contributions from hong kong and mainland scholars, as well as veteran fighters of the former hong kongkowloon independent brigade. To save you the hassle of hunting highandlow, farandwide for a great hong kong based picture book, weve put together a list of our fav hong kong childrens authors and books for any purpose. Living in this time of rapid change and constant technological development, many individuals today might find that history is no longer significant as we prefer to envision on where we are heading towards instead of reflecting on where we. The qing dynasty ceded hong kong to the british empire in 1842 through the treaty of nanjing, ending the first opium war. List of books and articles about hong kong history. Lee is a recent novel that is also set in hong kong. History of hong kong lonely planet travel information. 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. It is a vibrant cultural and financial center of chinese society. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a modern history of hong kong.
Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Americans think new yorkers are property obsessed, but clearly they havent lived a day in hong kong. This category contains pages that are part of the history of hong kong book. Carroll concludes by exploring the legacies of colonial rule, the consequences of hong kong s reintegration with china, and significant developments and challenges since 1997.
Book publishers of hong kong list of book publishing. The plot thickens in the mystery of hong kongs missing booksellers. Hong kong literature is 20thcentury and subsequent writings from or about hong kong or by writers from hong kong, primarily in the poetry, performance, and fiction media. Hong kongs intoxicating mix has been colourfully captured by authors from paul theroux to jan morris. The 11 best books set in hong kong because theres no better city to have as a backdrop in a literary tome. However, it lacks any nonchinese people and occupations, raising the question as to how much a memory project can claim to represent hong kong without its many other peoples present. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. I read this a couple of years ago and thought it was pretty good.
Fiction or nonfiction they should transport the reader to an era during hong kong s development to help us understand the islands fascinating history. This history of hong kong from its occupation by the british in 1841 to its return to chinese sovereignty in 1997 includes the foundation of modern hong kong. Cantopop, hong kong films and local dramas have all been influential cultural exports from our fair city, but hong kong novels have largely been absent from this list. Hong kong was a british possession for decades until it rejoined china in 1997. This is a good first stop for a range of activity and industryspecific archives, oral history interviews and many important collections. Everything is normal, one allegedly wrote in a fax to a colleague. A concise history of hong kong critical issues in world and international history by john m. Discover the best hong kong history in best sellers. History in the very long scale of history, hong kong as we know it today has existed for a mere blink of an eye. As chinas xi jinping consolidates power, owners of hong kong bookstores trafficking in banned books find. Various facets of life in hong kong are depicted in the extensive archives of over 14,000 historical photographs and postcards dating from the 1860s.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Our favourite hong kong childrens authors and books. The two are not the same thing, or else we do not need two different words, two different notions. History of modern hong kong started at the beginning of xix century. But from the outset the new colony prospered, its early growth owing much to the energy and resourcefulness of opium traders, who soon diversified in more respectable directions.
The majority of the photographs show the streets and. This history is well balanced, thoroughly researched and very readable. It covers the period from the opium wars when the british obtained the rocky island referred to as fragrant harbour hong kong to the handover of one of the worlds preeminent trading and financial centres to the prc. This second part of the timeline picks up at world war two through hong kong history to the modern day. Based in hong kong, blacksmith books focuses on publishing chinarelated nonfiction biography, business, culture, current affairs, photography and travel and presents the works of our local. History books are accounts of past happenings that occurred throughout human civilization which might have direct and indirect impact on how we live today.
Hong kong, special administrative region of china, located to the east of the pearl river estuary on the south coast of china. Covering the political and cultural angles on the city as well as fiction and personal memoirs, these are our ten best books about hong kong. The approach seems balanced, and it is obvious when in a few places tsang takes positions which he realises are disputed. Lets widen our lens and look at more of hong kongs history and culture through the five books youve selected. As trade patterns shift eastwards, the world is looking at the asiapacific region with new interest. From a littleknown fishing community at the periphery of china, hong kong developed into one of the worlds most spectacular and cosmopolitan metropoles after a century and a half of british imperial rule.
What are the best books about hong kong history and. He has had a varied career in international business and banking, including service on the boards of nationalised industries and as a member of the royal commission on the national health service. The epic story of the chinese who fled maos revolution feb 18, 2020. The hong kong story history of hong kong 1841 to 1997. Britain also won the second opium war, forcing the qing empire to cede kowloon in 1860, while leasing the new territories for 99 years from 1898. The museum has built up a collection of over 70,000 items on local history, which illustrates the development of hong kong from its early days. The last jewel in the crown of the british empire, hong kong became a massive financial and trade centre between the 50s and 80s. Top 10 books set in hong kong china holidays the guardian. In this part of the world, a man isnt a man until he is a homeowner. Hong kongs educational institutions include the univ. Island named as hong kong didnt represent anything special about itself before the moment when its became the first british possession in china. Hong kong, grumbled palmerston, will never be a mart of trade. Hong kong is governed under the basic law as approved in 1990 by the national peoples congress of china.
About 90% of the population practice traditional chinese religions, and some 10% are christian. A modern history of hong kong is clearly written and easily read. Here are some ideas of where to look if youre interested in hong kongs history. In a narrow sense, where facts are verifiable, we have to defend history from fiction. Below youll find the key dates in the history of hong kong presented in a timeline. Hong kong online genealogy records free family history.
The 11 best books set in hong kong time out hong kong. One reason is that very few books have actually been translated into english. I think there is definitely room for more scholarship and writi. Tsang offers a mix of narrative and analysis, and covers social and economic history as well as politics. Hong kongs rich history, with its interesting tales of marauding pirates, powerful clans and european traders, has helped carve out its future as asias world city.
His books include the profit of the state, uneasy city, building the trireme and a. Add it to the list, sophie, we use these lists as aide memoirs as to what to read next and having just checked out the blurb on the piano teacher, that might just be the one i. Dung kaicheung on inventing hong kong stories history is not fiction, nor fiction history. Hong kong literature reflects the areas unique history during the 20th century as a fusion.