In 1997 the United Kingdom returned control of Hong Kong to China,
ending the city’s status as one of the last remnants of the British
Empire and initiating a new phase for it as both a modern city and a
hub for global migrations. Hong Kong is a tour of the city’s
postcolonial urban landscape, innovatively told through fieldwork and
photography. Caroline Knowles and Douglas Harper’s point of entry
into Hong Kong is the unusual position of the British expatriates who
chose to remain in the city after the transition. Now a relatively
insignificant presence, British migrants in Hong Kong have become
intimately connected with another small minority group there:
immigrants from Southeast Asia. The lives, journeys, and stories of
these two groups bring to life a place where the past continues to
resonate for all its residents, even as the city hurtles forward into
a future marked by transience and transition. By skillfully blending
ethnographic and visual approaches, Hong Kong offers a fascinating
guide to a city that is at once unique in its recent history and
exemplary of our globalized present.
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ISBN
9780226448589
Publisert
2018
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University of Chicago Press
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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