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Category : Hong Kong (China)
Languages : en
Pages : 636
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Business Directory of Hong Kong & Macao
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Category : Hong Kong (China)
Languages : en
Pages : 636
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Category : Hong Kong (China)
Languages : en
Pages : 636
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Library of Congress Catalogs
Author: Library of Congress
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 640
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 640
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General Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1362
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1362
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Library of Congress Catalog
Author: Library of Congress
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Category : Catalogs, Subject
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
A cumulative list of works represented by Library of Congress printed cards.
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Category : Catalogs, Subject
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
A cumulative list of works represented by Library of Congress printed cards.
香港史硏究書目題解
Author: Pui-tak Lee
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Category : Hong Kong (China)
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
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Category : Hong Kong (China)
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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Catalogue of the Colonial Office Library, London
Author: Great Britain. Colonial Office. Library
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 728
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 728
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Subject Catalog
Author: Library of Congress
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Category : Catalogs, Subject
Languages : en
Pages : 640
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Category : Catalogs, Subject
Languages : en
Pages : 640
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Reluctant Heroes
Author: Chi Ming Fung
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
ISBN: 9789622097346
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Through the history of rickshaw pullers in Hong Kong and Canton, Reluctant Heroes provides a rich portrait of the urban milieu and life in two contrasting yet interrelated cities in South China. Fung Chi Ming explains the dynamics between the rickshaw pullers' participation in collective action and the intervention of the British colonial and Chinese authorities, and traces the pullers' emergence and eclipse as a political force. Reluctant Heroes is a fascinating study of rickshaw pullers in Hong Kong and Canton. The author reconstructs the daily lives and social environments of rickshaw pullers, the majority of whom were emigrants who differed in the loyalties of dialect, place of origin and kinship. Low- skilled yet partially self-employed, rickshaw pullers relied on entrepreneurial flair, in addition to physical stamina, to tout for fares, thus bridging the culture of petty traders and physical laborers. In the volatile urban environment, they were subjected not just to patron-client problems, but also the directives and regulations of the state, and to interventions of the police, and the British colonial and Chinese authorities. Rickshaw pullers struggled with their adversities and became a political force to be reckoned with. Fung argues that they are "reluctant heroes," since their collective outbursts were authentic protests against encroachments on their livelihood. They were spurred into collective actions that were at times cheered by the public, or embroiled in city politics, thus suffering great losses in political storms, when they would have preferred to lead quiet, anonymous lives. Set against the backdrop of two contrasting yet interrelated cities in South China, Reluctant Heroes brings a richer understanding of urban living through a comparative study of the historic pattern of adaptation in the urban workplace, the powers of the state, and the repertoire of mass activism.
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
ISBN: 9789622097346
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Through the history of rickshaw pullers in Hong Kong and Canton, Reluctant Heroes provides a rich portrait of the urban milieu and life in two contrasting yet interrelated cities in South China. Fung Chi Ming explains the dynamics between the rickshaw pullers' participation in collective action and the intervention of the British colonial and Chinese authorities, and traces the pullers' emergence and eclipse as a political force. Reluctant Heroes is a fascinating study of rickshaw pullers in Hong Kong and Canton. The author reconstructs the daily lives and social environments of rickshaw pullers, the majority of whom were emigrants who differed in the loyalties of dialect, place of origin and kinship. Low- skilled yet partially self-employed, rickshaw pullers relied on entrepreneurial flair, in addition to physical stamina, to tout for fares, thus bridging the culture of petty traders and physical laborers. In the volatile urban environment, they were subjected not just to patron-client problems, but also the directives and regulations of the state, and to interventions of the police, and the British colonial and Chinese authorities. Rickshaw pullers struggled with their adversities and became a political force to be reckoned with. Fung argues that they are "reluctant heroes," since their collective outbursts were authentic protests against encroachments on their livelihood. They were spurred into collective actions that were at times cheered by the public, or embroiled in city politics, thus suffering great losses in political storms, when they would have preferred to lead quiet, anonymous lives. Set against the backdrop of two contrasting yet interrelated cities in South China, Reluctant Heroes brings a richer understanding of urban living through a comparative study of the historic pattern of adaptation in the urban workplace, the powers of the state, and the repertoire of mass activism.
New Serial Titles
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Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 1812
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A union list of serials commencing publication after Dec. 31, 1949.
Publisher:
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Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 1812
Book Description
A union list of serials commencing publication after Dec. 31, 1949.
Select List of Recent Publications
Author: East-West Center. Library
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Category : East and West
Languages : en
Pages : 332
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Publisher:
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Category : East and West
Languages : en
Pages : 332
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