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Author |
: Chris Patten |
Publisher |
: Penguin UK |
Total Pages |
: 473 |
Release |
: 2022-06-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780141999715 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0141999713 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Hong Kong Diaries by : Chris Patten
The diaries of the last British Governor of Hong Kong, published on the 25th anniversary of the handover In June 1992 Chris Patten went to Hong Kong as the last British governor, to try to prepare it not (as other British colonies over the decades) for independence, but for handing back in 1997 to the Chinese, from whom most of its territory had been leased 99 years previously. Over the next five years he kept this diary, which describes in detail how Hong Kong was run as a British colony and what happened as the handover approached. The book gives unprecedented insights into negotiating with the Chinese, about how the institutions of democracy in Hong Kong were (belatedly) strengthened and how Patten sought to ensure that a strong degree of self-government would continue after 1997. Unexpectedly, his opponents included not only the Chinese themselves, but some British businessmen and civil service mandarins upset by Patten's efforts, for whom political freedom and the rule of law in Hong Kong seemed less important than keeping on the right side of Beijing. The book concludes with an account of what has happened in Hong Kong since the handover, a powerful assessment of recent events and Patten's reflections on how to deal with China - then and now.
Author |
: Jonathan Dimbleby |
Publisher |
: Pen and Sword |
Total Pages |
: 664 |
Release |
: 2017-08-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781526700650 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1526700654 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Last Governor by : Jonathan Dimbleby
“Interesting conclusions about the conduct of British foreign policy on Hong Kong . . . an extraordinary diplomatic, political and personal drama.”—Julian Stockwin, author of To the Eastern Seas 1 July 1997 marked the end of British rule of Hong Kong, whereby this territory was passed into the hands of the People’s Republic of China. In 1992, Chris Patten, former chairman of the Conservative Party, was appointed Hong Kong’s last governor, and was the man to oversee the handover ceremony of this former British colony. Within the last five years of British rule, acclaimed journalist Jonathan Dimbleby was given unique access to the governor which enabled him to document the twists and turns of this extraordinary historical moment. As Governor, Patten encouraged the necessary expansion of Hong Kong’s social welfare system, striving to reconcile the basic rights and freedom of over 6 million people with the unpredictable imperatives of Beijing. With “bracing narrative energy,” the author draws on the insights of a host of senior figures to place the crisis in both its human and historical contexts and presents some startling arguments about the conduct of British foreign policy on Hong Kong before and during Patten’s tenure (The Globe and Mail).
Author |
: C. Chu |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 248 |
Release |
: 2007-04-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780230604179 |
ISBN-13 |
: 023060417X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Diaries of the Maryknoll Sisters in Hong Kong, 1921–1966 by : C. Chu
This book is a documentary survey of Hong Kong history, from the 1920s to the mid-1960s, from the perspective of the Maryknoll Sisters, as recorded in their diaries written during that period. It is a priceless collection of first-hand materials on the social history of Hong Kong.
Author |
: Christopher Patten |
Publisher |
: Random House Trade |
Total Pages |
: 324 |
Release |
: 1998 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0812990366 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780812990362 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Synopsis East and West by : Christopher Patten
Author |
: Chris Patten |
Publisher |
: Penguin UK |
Total Pages |
: 416 |
Release |
: 2017-06-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780241275603 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0241275601 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Synopsis First Confession by : Chris Patten
Chris Patten was a cradle Catholic (hence First Confession), became on the most prominent Tory 'Wets' of the 1980s and 1990s, and went on to hold a series of prominent public offices - Chairman of the Conservative Party, the last Governor of Hong Kong, European Commissioner for External Affairs, Chancellor of Oxford University, Chairman of the BBC, advisor to the Pope - as he self-deprecatingly puts it 'a Grand Poo-bah, the Lord High Everything Else'. He writes with wry humour about his time in all these offices, taking us behind the scenes and showing us unexpected sides of many of the great figures of the day. No political writer is so purely enjoyable as Chris Patten.
Author |
: Michael Sheridan |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 481 |
Release |
: 2021-09-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780197576250 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0197576257 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Gate to China by : Michael Sheridan
An epic history of the rise of China and the fall of Hong Kong to authoritarian rule. Essential reading for anyone wishing to deal with China or to understand the world in which we live. The rise of China and the fall of Hong Kong to authoritarian rule are told with unique insight in this new history by Michael Sheridan, drawing on documents from archives in China and the West, interviews with key figures and eyewitness reporting over three decades. The story takes the reader from the earliest days of trade through the Opium Wars of the nineteenth century to the age of globalisation, the handover of Hong Kong from Britain to China, the fight for democracy on the city's streets and the ultimate victory of the Chinese Communist Party. As the West seeks a new China policy, we learn from private papers how Margaret Thatcher anguished over the fate of Hong Kong, sought secret American briefings on how to deal with Beijing and put her trust in a spymaster who was tormented by his own doubts. The Chinese version of history, so often unheard, emerges from memoirs and documents, many of them entirely new to the foreign reader, which reveal China's negotiating tactics. The voices of Hong Kong people eloquent, smart and bold speak compellingly here at every turn. The Gate to China tells how Hong Kong was the gate to China as it reformed its economy and changed the world, emerging to challenge the West with a new order that raised fundamental questions about freedom, identity, and progress. Told through real human stories and a gripping narrative for the general reader, it is also critical reading for all who study, trade or deal with China.
Author |
: Martin Booth |
Publisher |
: Macmillan |
Total Pages |
: 354 |
Release |
: 2006-11-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0312426267 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780312426262 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Synopsis Golden Boy by : Martin Booth
The last work of the internationally known, Booker-shortlisted writer is a memoir of growing up in 1950s Hong Kong.
Author |
: Mark L. Clifford |
Publisher |
: St. Martin's Press |
Total Pages |
: 237 |
Release |
: 2022-02-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781250279187 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1250279186 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Synopsis Today Hong Kong, Tomorrow the World by : Mark L. Clifford
A gripping history of China's deteriorating relationship with Hong Kong, and its implications for the rest of the world. For 150 years as a British colony, Hong Kong was a beacon of prosperity where people, money, and technology flowed freely, and residents enjoyed many civil liberties. In preparation for handing the territory over to China in 1997, Deng Xiaoping promised that it would remain highly autonomous for fifty years. An international treaty established a Special Administrative Region (SAR) with a far freer political system than that of Communist China—one with its own currency and government administration, a common-law legal system, and freedoms of press, speech, and religion. But as the halfway mark of the SAR’s lifespan approaches in 2022, it is clear that China has not kept its word. Universal suffrage and free elections have not been instituted, harassment and brutality have become normalized, and activists are being jailed en masse. To make matters worse, a national security law that further crimps Hong Kong’s freedoms has recently been decreed in Beijing. This tragic backslide has dire worldwide implications—as China continues to expand its global influence, Hong Kong serves as a chilling preview of how dissenters could be treated in regions that fall under the emerging superpower’s control. Today Hong Kong, Tomorrow the World tells the complete story of how a city once famed for protests so peaceful that toddlers joined grandparents in millions-strong rallies became a place where police have fired more than 10,000 rounds of tear gas, rubber bullets and even live ammunition at their neighbors, while pro-government hooligans attack demonstrators in the streets. A Hong Kong resident from 1992 to 2021, author Mark L. Clifford has witnessed this transformation firsthand. As a celebrated publisher and journalist, he has unrivaled access to the full range of the city’s society, from student protestors and political prisoners to aristocrats and senior government officials. A powerful and dramatic mix of history and on-the-ground reporting, this book is the definitive account of one of the most important geopolitical standoffs of our time.
Author |
: Francesca Rhydderch |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2013 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1781720517 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781781720516 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Rice Paper Diaries by : Francesca Rhydderch
Hong Kong, 1940. This lyrical debut novel follows British bride Elsa, her husband Tommy Jones, and daughter Mari, as war engulfs the island. Their absorbing, poignant story is told from the perspectives of Elsa and Tommy, their amah Lin, and finally Mari as she returns to the Welsh seaside home she has never known.
Author |
: Albert Einstein |
Publisher |
: Princeton University Press |
Total Pages |
: 378 |
Release |
: 2018-05-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781400889952 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1400889952 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Travel Diaries of Albert Einstein by : Albert Einstein
The first publication of Albert Einstein’s travel diary to the Far East and Middle East In the fall of 1922, Albert Einstein, along with his then-wife, Elsa Einstein, embarked on a five-and-a-half-month voyage to the Far East and Middle East, regions that the renowned physicist had never visited before. Einstein's lengthy itinerary consisted of stops in Hong Kong and Singapore, two brief stays in China, a six-week whirlwind lecture tour of Japan, a twelve-day tour of Palestine, and a three-week visit to Spain. This handsome edition makes available, for the first time, the complete journal that Einstein kept on this momentous journey. The telegraphic-style diary entries--quirky, succinct, and at times irreverent—record Einstein's musings on science, philosophy, art, and politics, as well as his immediate impressions and broader thoughts on such events as his inaugural lecture at the future site of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, a garden party hosted by the Japanese Empress, an audience with the King of Spain, and meetings with other prominent colleagues and statesmen. Entries also contain passages that reveal Einstein's stereotyping of members of various nations and raise questions about his attitudes on race. This beautiful edition features stunning facsimiles of the diary's pages, accompanied by an English translation, an extensive historical introduction, numerous illustrations, and annotations. Supplementary materials include letters, postcards, speeches, and articles, a map of the voyage, a chronology, a bibliography, and an index. Einstein would go on to keep a journal for all succeeding trips abroad, and this first volume of his travel diaries offers an initial, intimate glimpse into a brilliant mind encountering the great, wide world.