Hong Kong: The Cultured Pearl

Cameron, Nigel

Oxford Univ. Pr.

As the British rule in Hong Kong draws to a close after a century and a half, the colony remains one of the most vital and intriguing places on earth. Despite being founded on an uninviting collection of sparsely populated islands on the Chinese coast, occupied by the Japanese in wartime, and surrounded by a belligerent Communist giant for over forty years, Hong Kong has grown into a global leader in manufacturing, commerce, and finance--the very symbol of dramatic growth and prosperity. An Illustrated History of Hong Kong captures that dynamic past in a sweeping account of this legendary city. Combining lavish and revealing illustrations (many of them seen here for the first time) with an authoritative text, Nigel Cameron reaches back to the prehistoric past, long before the arrival of the first Europeans, to build a comprehensive picture of this remarkable region's past. Based on numerous Chinese sources, the book offers a new perspective on the interplay between the Chinese and Westerners in shaping the Hong Kong we know today, and looks ahead to the implications of the resumption of Chinese rule in 1997. The result in an engrossing, up-to-the-minute narrative packed with over a hundred illustrations, including twenty-four color plates.

An Illustrated History of Hong Kong

Oxford University Press

Barbarians and Mandarins: Thirteen Centuries of Western Travellers in China

First published in 1970, this reprint edition recounts the experiences of a wide range of Western travellers in China over thirteen centuries.

History

Americas

Asia

Barbarians and Mandarins: Thirteen Centuries of Western Travelers in China

Travel

University of Chicago Press (Trd)

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Barbarians and mandarins;: Thirteen centuries of Western travelers in China

Walker/Weatherhill

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Evolution and the Authority of the Bible

Religion & Spirituality

Attic Pr

Book by Nigel M. De S. Cameron, Nigel M. de S. Cameron

Complete in Christ: Rediscovering Jesus and Ourselves (Biblical Classics Library

Paternoster Publishing

Commencing with its cover photo of the Great Wall, and leading readers through 180 color plates (some folding out to nearly four feet wide) of this most populous and pivotal nation, Spectacular China lives up to its title. The commentary illuminates China's ancient treasures, its landscapes, imperial era, the beauty of its gardens, blending of cultures, diverse dwellings, and the contemporary scene (including a McDonald's). As the first US/Beijing co-publication of a major illustrated book, complied by the China Tourist Press, readers in China can marvel at the same views of their ancient and modernizing land as the rest of the world. Lacks a bibliography and index. Distributed by Simon &amp; Schuster. 16x10.5" Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Spectacular China

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Universe

Beaux Arts Editions

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