Modern History of Hong Kong, A by Steve Tsang

Yet by far the most momentous change in the history of this prosperous, capitalist colony was its return in 1997 to 'Mother China', the most powerful communist state in the world.'-Book jacket. Working in parallel with the locals, the British built it up to become a focus for investment in the region and an international centre with global shipping, banking and financial interests. As premier power in Europe and an expansionist empire, Britain first created in Hong Kong a major naval station and the principal base to open the Celestial Chinese Empire to trade. Hong Kong evolved from a small fishing village located in the southeast corner of the People's Republic of China when its sovereignty was ceded to the British Government in 1843 during the. The story began in 1842 with the founding of the Crown Colony after the First Anglo-Chinese war - the original 'Opium War'. 'This major new history of Hong Kong tells the story of how a cluster of remote fishing villages grew into an icon of capitalism. Steve Tsang - A Modern History of Hong Kong: 1841-1997, Paperback - This major history of Hong Kong tells the remarkable story of how a cluster of remote. All Editions of A Modern History of Hong Kong: 1841-1997 2019, Paperback ISBN-13: 9781350137769 2007, Trade paperback ISBN-13: 9781845114190 Books by Steve Tsang China in the XI Jinping Era Starting at 64.34 If China Attacks Taiwan: Military Strategy, Politics and Economics Starting at 15.00 Starting at 32.42 Starting at 99. A Modern History of Hong Kong - Steve Tsang Publisher: I.B.Tauris PDF From a little-known fishing community at the periphery of China, Hong Kong developed into one of the world's most spectacular and cosmopolitan metropoles after a century and a half of British imperial rule. Broken link? let us search Trove, the Wayback Machine, or Google for you. A Modern History of Hong Kong is clearly written and easily read it is fully referenced, but unobtrusively so.