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A Borrowed Place: The History of Hong Kong by Frank Welsh

A Borrowed Place: The History of Hong Kong

Frank Welsh
624 pages
Kodansha USA Inc
Jan 1993
Hardcover
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A sweeping history of Hong Kong, Britain's last colony, documents court intrigues of London and Peking, the heyday of the British Empire, economic development, its role as a refuge from mainland Chinese communism, and the 1997 return to Chinese sovereignty.
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