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Hong Kong as a global metropolis /
"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 c...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2000.
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| Colección: | Cambridge studies in historical geography ;
30. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "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 period, Hong Kong has been prominent as a pivotal meeting-place of the Chinese and foreign social networks of capital, and as such has been China's window onto the world economy, dominating other financial centers such as Singapore and Tokyo. Looking into the future, the author presents an optimistive view of Hong Kong in the twenty-first century, challenging those who predict its decline under Chinese rule. This accessible and broad-ranging look at the story of Hong Kong's success will interest anyone concerned with its past, present, and future."--Jacket |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 272 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-269) and index. |
| ISBN: | 051101113X 9780511011139 0511036663 9780511036668 9780521643443 0521643449 9780511493669 0511493665 9780511051890 0511051891 051115223X 9780511152238 9786610420438 6610420432 0521026903 9780521026901 |