How was Hong Kong perceived and described by writers from the 1950s during the last colonial period? Was it a British city or was it Chinese?
The writers show how different life was for ex-pats ensconced on the Peak and leading a glitzy lifestyle compared to refugees who came pouring into the colony from mainland China and lived in dire poverty in squatter camps.
Find out if that East and West ever mingled in My Hong Kong.
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Maße
Höhe: 234 mm
Breite: 156 mm
Dicke: 11 mm
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978-1-3984-5713-3 (9781398457133)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Malcolm Jack was brought up and schooled in Hong Kong before returning to university in the UK. As a child, he learned Cantonese at the same time as English. He has had a career both as a public servant and a writer. His writing includes books, articles, reviews on history, literature, philosophy, and politics, as well as travel works on Portugal, and most recently, on South Africa. He is a frequent visitor to Hong Kong.
