Forgotten souls : a social history of the Hong Kong cemetery /
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.
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Hong Kong :
Hong Kong University Press,
2011.
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Series: | Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series.
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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.