Hong Kong as a global metropolis / David R. Meyer.
Hong Kong as a global metropolis / David R. Meyer.
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Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Date
2000.
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N951.25/24
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English
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xiii, 272 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
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Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
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England
Date Published
2000.
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"Hong Kong has remained the global metropolis for Asia since its founding in the 1840s following the Opium Wars between Britain and China. David Meyer traces its history from the arrival of the foreign trading firms, when it was established as one of the leading Asian business centers, to its celebrated handover to China in 1997. Throughout this pe...
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Hong Kong as a global metropolis / David R. Meyer.
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Cambridge studies in historical geography ; 30.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 248-269) and index.
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N951.25/24
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74VvAAKAvPMg
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0521643449 (hbk.)
9780521643443 :
0521643449 :
9780521643443
0521643449
9780521643443 (hbk.)
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951.25
951.2504
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991013637309702626
