Hong Kong | Asian History Books

Cities of the Hot Zone: A Southeast Asian Adventure

March 22, 2015

With great warmth and insight, Greg Sheridan takes us on a very personal journey to six Asian cities that have intrigued, surprised, repelled and charmed him. Sale Price:buy at discount B00CRBTD3U
Escape from Hong Kong: Admiral Chan Chak’s Christmas Day Dash, 1941

March 22, 2015

Escape from Hong Kong offers a full account of the Great Sino- British Escape of Christmas Day, 1941–the day Hong Kong surrendered to the Japanese, less than three weeks after Pearl Harbour. It combines meticulous research and a fast-paced narrative. Sale Price:$26.43 9888083767
The Hong Kong Ballet

March 22, 2015

This is a book for all who delight in the ballet, and for all who admire outstanding photographs. In this volume, the vivid photos brilliantly capture the dancers, the costumes and the spectacle of the Hong Kong Ballet. Sale Price:$33.39 9622096182
The Damned: The Canadians at the Battle of Hong Kong and the POW Experience, 1941-45

March 22, 2015

The Damned tells the largely unknown saga of Canada’s first land battle of the Second World Warfought in the hills and valleys of Hong Kong in December 1941and the terrible years the survivors of the battle spent as slave labourers for the Empire of Japan. Their story begins in the fall of 1941, when almost […]
Hollywood East: Hong Kong Movies and the People Who Made Them

March 22, 2015

The visually striking, lightning-fast action movies of Hong Kong used to be a favorite only of cult film enthusiasts — these days, however, stars such as Sammo Hung, Jet Li, and Jackie Chan are household names. This book offers an inside look at the explosive Hong Kong film industry, its skyrocketing popularity, and its sometimes […]
Death, Dying and Bereavement: A Hong Kong Chinese Experience

March 22, 2015

The intention of this volume is to consolidate and disseminate valuable practical wisdom with professionals in the local and international communities who serve Chinese patients and their family members. Sale Price:$15.24 9622097871
Borrowed Place, Borrowed Time: Hong Kong and Its Many Faces

March 22, 2015

No description available. Sale Price:$39.99 0233966986
Contract Law in Hong Kong : Introductory Guide: An Introductory Guide

March 22, 2015

This book presents an introduction to contract principles. Contracts affect everyone, from simple daily activities as buying groceries to more complicated and formal agreements such as renovation. Sale Price:$17.16 9888028588
The Quest of Noel Croucher: Hong Kong’s Quiet Philanthropist

March 22, 2015

Noel Croucher was a legend in his own time – a raconteur, yet a recluse, conventional yet eccentric, extremely rich yet mean to himself. Sale Price:$4,896.01 9622094732
King Hui: The Man Who Owned All the Opium in Hong Kong

March 22, 2015

Some periods in history are best illuminated by the stories of the people who lived through them. This is one such story ? the bizarre but true account of Peter Hui, a man involved with scandal, corruption, drugs, pirates, triads and colonial high society; who collaborated with the Japanese, spied on the Communists and fought […]

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