Fortune's Bazaar: The Making of Hong Kong

Format: Hardcover Language: English ISBN: 1982184515 ISBN13: 9781982184513 Release Date: May 2023 Publisher: Scribner Book Company Length: 368 Pages Weight: 1.20 lbs. Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.1" A timely, well-researched, and "illuminating" (The New York Times Book Review) new history of Hong Kong that reveals the untold stories of the diverse peoples who have made it a multicultural world metropolis--and whose freedoms are endangered today. 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 melting pot of diverse populations from around the globe. A British Crown Colony for 155 years, Hong Kong is now ruled by the Chinese Communist Party. Here, renowned journalist Vaudine England delves into Hong Kong's complex history and its people--diverse, multi-cultural, cosmopolitan--who have made this one-time fishing village in