Hong Kong 1991, Oxford Univ.Blue cloth, 362p., 24 color & 96 b.w. photos, 2 color endpaper maps, 7 b.w. maps, appendices, notes, bibliography, glossary,index, very good,19 x 25.5 cm. dust jacket. FIRST EDITION An excellent full history, from the origins of confrontation the first clashes, the treaty of Nanjing, early Hong Kong. Governor Davis, early Victoria, Governor Bonham, Bowring's war with China, consolidation under Robinson, growth of Chi- nese institutions, & the problems of education. Macdonnell & the lawless "Despot," colonial appeasement, Mr. Hennessy's proceedings, public health and the blockade. Constitutional reform & the legalization of opium, plague & the New Territ- ories, first two decades of the new century, the inter-war years: 1920's & 1930's. Invasion & occupation by the Japan- Japanese. Rehabilitation transformation, population, housing & education. Growth of an industrial giant, corruption & the ICAC, final years. .

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Bookseller: Rare Oriental Book Company, ABAA, ILAB - AN ART AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY (US)
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Title: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF HONG KONG.
Author: CAMERON, Nigel
Book Condition: Used -
Binding: Hardcover
Keywords: China: Social Science, Eclectic, All Subjects & Disciplines [no Art]; Hong Kong: Guiides & References On All Aspects Of The Island Colony; Foreigners In China: All Periods; Opium Use In Asia: Abuse, Addiction, Sales, Anti-opium & All Related;

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