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Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
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Filth (Failed In London Try Hong Kong) is a successful lawyer when he marries Elisabeth in Hong Kong soon after the War. Reserved, immaculate and courteous, Filth finds it hard to demonstrate his emotions. But Elisabeth is different - a free spirit.
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Series
Publisher
Bookwright Press
Pub. Date
1986, c1985
Physical Desc
60 p. : col. ill., ports. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents various aspects of life in Hong Kong through interviews with twenty-six people representing different age groups, occupations, and regions. Also includes a section of brief facts about the colony and a glossary.
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Language
English
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"In a place where time is running out, sometimes the most radical act is remembrance. Hong Kong has long been known as a city of extremes: a former colony of the United Kingdom that today exists at the margins of an authoritarian, ascendant China; a city rocked by mass protests, where residents take to the streets to rally against encroaching threats on their democracy and freedoms. But it is also misunderstood and often romanticized, its history...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
358 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Hong Kong has always been many cities to many people: a seaport, a gateway to an empire, a place where fortunes can be dramatically made or lost, a place to disappear and reinvent oneself, and a mixing pot of diverse populations from literally everywhere around the globe. A British Crown Colony for 155 years, Hong Kong is now ruled by the Chinese Communist Party who continues to threaten its democracy and put its rich legacy at risk. Here, renowned...
Publisher
Kimstim
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (79 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Deutsch
Description
Anke retires from her job at the church in a small town in the Black Forest. She looks forward to reuniting with her children over the summer holidays by the Baltic Sea, at a place where they used to live as a young family, and where she lived her best years. At the last minute, her son Max is unable to join them because of protests that are bringing Hong Kong, where he lives, to a standstill. She has been out of touch with him for many years and...
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