Forgotten souls : a social history of the Hong Kong cemetery /

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The book has recorded the inscriptions on all 8,000 graves in the HK Cemetery to provide a rich description of life in Hong Kong during the first 100 years approximately from its colonization and a wonderful series of anecdotes.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lim, Patricia
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2011.
Series:Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series.
Subjects:
Tombs > China > Hong Kong > History.
Cemeteries > China > Hong Kong > History.
Cimetières > Chine > Hongkong > Histoire.
Tombeaux > Chine > Hongkong > Histoire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Environmental Policy.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science.
HISTORY > Asia > China.
Cemeteries
Tombs
China > Hong Kong
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword; Preface; Introduction: The Hong Kong Cemetery, Its Position and History; 1: The Early Settlers, the First Opium War and Its Aftermath; 2: Events Affecting Hong Kong as They Involved the Lives of People Buried in the Hong Kong Cemetery; 3: How Early Hong Kong Society Arranged Itself; Section II: THE EARLY DENIZENS OF THE HONG KONG CEMETERY, 1845-1860; 4: Merchants, Clerks and Bankers; 5: Servants of the Crown; 6: Professionals; 7: The Merchant Navy; 8: Tradesmen, Artisans and Small-Scale Businessmen; 9: Beachcombers and Destitutes; 10: Missionaries; 11: The Americans.

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