...this useful dictionary will help to provide much valuable background information to the HKSAR and the Macao SAR...it should be found on the shelves of any reference collection that aims to be comprehensive.

s, Vol. 21, No. 7, 2007

This book is an indispensable reference resource for studying and researching the histories of Hong Kong and Macao....recommended...

American Reference Books Annual

This is the indispensable reference source about Hong Kong and Macao. Concise, detailed, comprehensive treatment of 300 topics provides easy reading for browsers, factual background for writers, and new insights on differences between China's two SARs. All people and libraries interested in China must have this book.

- Lynne White, Princeton University,

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The Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions (SARs) of the People's Republic of China have recently been released from European rule, yet, as SARs, they retain a high degree of autonomy. This historical dictionary contains chronologies and entries on key political and economic figures, institutions, and programs in both regions. Appendices offer statistics and lists of officials for each region. Chan is executive coordinator of the Hong Kong Documentary Archives at Stanford University. Lo teaches political science at the University of Waterloo, Canada.

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The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China is located on the southeastern coast of China, and the Macao SAR can be found off of China's southern coast. Both regions have recently been released from European colonial rule: Hong Kong from British control in 1997 and Macao from Portugal in 1999. As SARs, Hong Kong and Macao retain a high degree of autonomy, and they control all issues except those of state (e.g. diplomatic relations and national defense). As with other volumes in the Historical Dictionaries series, the Historical Dictionary of the Hong Kong SAR and the Macao SAR includes maps, photographs, a list of acronyms, a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, places, and events as well as political, economic and social background. However, unlike the rest of the series, all these sections are presented in duplicate: one for Hong Kong and one for Macao. The authoritative analysis and informative data presented clearly elucidate the unique situation of these two territories.
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Part 1 Editor's Foreward Part 2 Preface Part 3 Acknowledgments Part 4 Reader's Notes Part 5 Acronyms and Abbreviations Part 6 Maps Part 7 Part One: HONG KONG Chapter 8 Chronology Chapter 9 Introduction Chapter 10 THE DICTIONARY Chapter 11 Appendixes Chapter 12 Bibliography Part 13 Part Two: MACAO Chapter 14 Chronology Chapter 15 Introduction Chapter 16 THE DICTIONARY Chapter 17 Appendixes Chapter 18 Bibliography Part 19 About the Authors
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780810850613
Publisert
2006-09-05
Utgiver
Vendor
Scarecrow Press
Vekt
735 gr
Høyde
225 mm
Bredde
147 mm
Dybde
31 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
420

Biographical note

Ming K. Chan is a research fellow and an executive coordinator of the Hong Kong Documentary Archives, Hoover Institution, Stanford University. Shiu-hing Lo is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, University of Waterloo, Canada.