Concise History of Hong Kong by John M. Carroll

Concise History of Hong Kong

Critical Issues in History

John M. Carroll

270 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history emotional slow-paced
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When the British occupied the tiny island of Hong Kong during the First Opium War, the Chinese empire was well into its decline, while Great Britain was already in the second decade of its legendary "Imperial Century." From this collision of empir...

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