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Tracing its origins back to 1822 in Whampoa, the Mariners' Club in Hong Kong was established to meet a specific need for an Anglo-Chinese society defined by that most dubious of activities, seafaring. This is a history of one the most enduring institutions of Hong Kong, and the first of its...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Place of publication not identified]
CITY University OF HONG K,
2017.
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| 505 | 0 | |a Cover -- Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Studies Series -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Epigraph -- Contents -- Preface -- A Note on Organization and Building Names -- Prologue: Missions, the Sea, and Hong Kong -- Part I: Making the Departure -- 1: From Whampoa to Hong Kong -- 2: The View from the Harbour Master's Office -- 3: A Snug Harbour in West Point -- Part II: Church and Mission -- 4: A Seamen's Church -- 5: Uneasy Berth and the Demon Drink -- 6: Parting Brass Rags -- 7: Meanwhile Down on the Waterfront -- 8: Separate Moorings -- 9: Headwinds and Adverse Currents | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 10: One Ship, but Still Two Cap Tallies -- 11: An Interesting Launching on the Wan Chai Waterfront -- 12: Threatening Times -- Part III: War and Recovery -- 13: Destruction and Occupation -- 14: Recovery and the Dawning of a New World -- Part IV: Adapting to a New World -- 15: The New World Dawns -- 16: Cross-Currents -- 17: Sea Changes -- 18: Passage Planning -- Part V: Definitive Moves -- 19: The Mariners' Club: Laying the Foundations -- 20: Who is Captain? -- 21: The Mariners' Club: Ironing Out the Wrinkles -- 22: Many Shepherds, One Flock -- 23: On Course for the Future -- Epilogue | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Acknowledgements -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Appendix 3 -- Appendix 4 -- Appendix 5 -- Appendix 6 -- Endnotes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover | |
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