Foreign communities in Hong Kong, 1840s-1950s [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Cindy Yik-yi Chu

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, c2005
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2005.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (224 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.8/0095125/09034
• Soggetto topico: Ethnic groups - China - Hong Kong
• Soggetto geografico: Hong Kong (China) History; China History 19th century; China History 20th century
• Altri autori: ChuCindy Yik-yi
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Preface; A Note on Romanization; About the Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 Early Beginnings of British Community (1841-1898); 3 British Attitudes toward Hong Kong in the Nineteenth Century; 4 Nineteenth-Century German Community; 5 Catholic Church between Two World Wars; 6 Making of a Japanese Community in Prewar Period (1841-1941); 7 Stanley Civilian Internment Camp during Japanese Occupation; 8 Migrants from India and Their Relations with British and Chinese Residents; 9 American "China Hands" in the 1950's; Suggestions for Further Reading; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This collection of essays describes adaptations of minority ethnic groups to cross-cultural situations in Hong Kong from the 1840's through the 1950's. It aims to portray Hong Kong history through the perspectives of foreign communities - the British, Germans, Americans, Indians and Japanese - and to understand how they perceived the economic situation, political administration and culture of the colony.
• Titolo autorizzato: Foreign communities in Hong Kong, 1840s-1950s
• ISBN: 1-281-36871-7; 9786611368715; 1-4039-8055-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784159703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II