Settlement, Life, and Politics—Understanding the Traditional New Territories

Settlement, Life, and Politics—Understanding the Traditional New Territories
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Publisher : City University of HK Press
Total Pages : 748
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ISBN-10 : 9789629374419
ISBN-13 : 9629374412
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Download or read book Settlement, Life, and Politics—Understanding the Traditional New Territories written by Patrick H. Hase and published by City University of HK Press. This book was released on 2020-11-01 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “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.


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