Settlement, life, and politics:understanding the traditional new territories

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其他題名:Understanding the traditional new territories

作者:Patrick H. Hase

出版年:2020

出版社:City University of Hong Kong Press

出版地:Hong Kong

集叢名:Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series

格式:PDF,JPG

ISBN:9789629374419

分類:歷史  英文書  

附註:Includes appendices Includes index Glossary in English and Chinese

“Without a clear idea of the history of the New Territories, the history of Hong Kong as a whole would be impossible to bring to any sort of satisfactory completion. ... Elucidating the development of a village, a clan, a temple, or a market-town is also, in and of itself, real and valuable history, and abundantly justifies the time and effort spent on it.” This book is a history of village communities in the New Territories of Hong Kong, including those in the areas of Ha Tsuen, Hung Shui Kiu, and Sha Tin, as well as those on the islands of Lamma, Ma Wan, and Tung Ping Chau. Elaborating on primary interviews with village elders, government documents, and public information, this book places the individual histories of each area into the context of Hong Kong’s rich past. The introduction sets up the rest of the book, outlining common themes and highlighting the dangers of using the communal memories of village communities while, at the same time, showing the valuable information doing so can bring. Each chapter provides a more detailed account of one specific area, concentrating on the settlement history, the lifestyle, and the politics of that area.

  • Preface
  • List of Maps
  • List of Tables and Figures
  • Glossary
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Places
  • Index of People
  • General Index