Hong Kong Images
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Hong Kong Images
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Author : Hugh D. R. Baker
language : en
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Release Date : 1990-01-01
Hong Kong Images written by Hugh D. R. Baker and has been published by Hong Kong University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-01-01 with Foreign Language Study categories.
The dominant view of many linguists and educators has been that Hong Kong English is a variety of the language that is derived from, and dependent on, the metropolitan norm of British English.
Ancestral Images
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Author : Hugh Baker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980
Ancestral Images written by Hugh Baker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with categories.
Old Hong Kong Photos And The Tales They Tell Volume 2
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Author : David Bellis
language : en
Publisher: Gwulo
Release Date : 2018-12-01
Old Hong Kong Photos And The Tales They Tell Volume 2 written by David Bellis and has been published by Gwulo this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-01 with History categories.
David puts more of his favourite old Hong Kong photos under the magnifying glass, revealing the photos’ secrets, and uncovering their hidden stories. Flying Italian miners (p. 107), disembodied feet (p. 13), and the most beautiful woman you’ll never see (p. 17) are just a few of the surprises in store for you.
Lost Hong Kong
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Author : Peter Waller
language : en
Publisher: Unique Archives
Release Date : 2019-12-07
Lost Hong Kong written by Peter Waller and has been published by Unique Archives this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-07 with History categories.
Hong Kong is one of the world's most exciting cities and its story is one of constant change. From a sleepy fishing community, Hong Kong has grown into one of the world's most significant financial and trading centres. Hong Kong Island itself has witnessed massive rebuilding over the years, with much of the colonial-era architecture swept away and replaced by skyscrapers. Moreover the first high-rise buildings from the late 1950s are now themselves under threat, as the constant requirement for more accommodation - for people and for businesses - continues. The Kowloon peninsula and the New Territories have also experienced development, whilst the construction of the new airport saw the destruction of an entire island to create the material for the its foundations. This pressure for land has seen reclamation far extend the coastline of Hong Kong Island. Over the years photographers have recorded the changing face of Hong Kong - its street scenes, buildings and people. This new book - drawing upon images from a wide range of sources, most of which are previously unpublished - provides a pictorial tribute to a lost world. Once-familiar but now long-gone scenes offer a tantalising glimpse back at a time that in chronological terms may be relatively recent, but which now seems to be in the distant past.
Hong Kong Culture
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Author : Kam Louie
language : en
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Release Date : 2010-06-01
Hong Kong Culture written by Kam Louie and has been published by Hong Kong University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-01 with Social Science categories.
"Does Hong Kong culture still matter? This informative and interdisciplinary volume proves unmistakably so. It stands as an essential Hong Kong reader, a rich resource not only for those specialized in Hong Kong culture and history but also for students, teachers, and researchers interested in cosmopolitanism, postcolonial conditions, as well as cultural globalization."-Laikwan Pang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong "A very timely, ambitious and fascinating book. The essays are based on solid research, and full of theoretical or analytical insights illustrating the complexity of social and cultural life in Hong Kong. In addition to offering excellent essays on Hong Kong cinema, the book also surveys alternative performance art and documentary, which are undoubtedly the least researched aspects of Hong Kong's cultural scene."-Law Wing Sang, Lingnan University Hong Kong as a world city draws on a rich variety of foundational "texts" in film, fiction, architecture and other forms of visual culture. The city has been a cultural fault-line for centuries ù a translation space where Chinese-ness is interpreted for "Westerners" and Western-ness is translated for Chinese. Though constantly refreshed by its Chinese roots and global influences, this hub of Cantonese culture has flourished along cosmopolitan lines to build a modern, outward-looking character. Successfully managing this perpetual instability helps make Hong Kong a postmodern stepping-stone city, and helps make its citizens such prosperous and durable survivors in the modern world. This volume of essays engages many fields of cultural achievement. Several pieces discuss the tensions of English, closely associated with a colonial past, yet undeniably the key to Hong Kong's future. Hong Kong provides a vital point of contact, where cultures truly meet and a cosmopolitan traveler can feel at home and leave a sturdy mark. Contributors include John Carroll, Carolyn Cartier, David Clarke, Elaine Ho, Douglas Kerr, Michael Ingham, C. J.W.-L. Wee, Chu Yiu-Wai, Gina Marchetti, Esther M.K. Cheung, Pheng Cheah, Chris Berry, and Giorgio Biancorosso. Kam Louie is dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Hong Kong.
Old Hong Kong Photos And The Tales They Tell Volume 4
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Author : David Bellis
language : en
Publisher: Gwulo
Release Date : 2020-12-01
Old Hong Kong Photos And The Tales They Tell Volume 4 written by David Bellis and has been published by Gwulo this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-01 with History categories.
Revisit old Hong Kong through this book’s collection of rare photos, many of them over 100 years old. Then join David to explore the photos’ details, and so discover their hidden stories: the women who toiled up the Peak’s slopes each day, carrying heavy loads of bricks and coal on their shoulders, buried treasure still waiting to be found, Kowloon’s vanishing hills, and many more. David runs the award-winning local history website Gwulo, home to over 25,000 photos of old Hong Kong.
Multimedia Stardom In Hong Kong
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Author : Leung Wing-Fai
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-11-27
Multimedia Stardom In Hong Kong written by Leung Wing-Fai and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-27 with Performing Arts categories.
This book details original research into the practices and discourse of multimedia stardom alongside changing social and cultural landscapes in Hong Kong since 1980. It examines the cultural and sociological significance of stardom in the region, and the conditions which gave rise to such famous stars as Jackie Chan. This book elaborates the distinction between multimedia stardom and celebrity, asserting that in Hong Kong stardom has been central in the production and consumption of local media, while demonstrating the importance of multimedia stardom as part of the ‘cultural Chinese’ mediascape and transnational popular culture from both historical and contemporary contexts.
Trope Hong Kong
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Author : Sam Landers
language : en
Publisher: Trope City Editions
Release Date : 2019-06-25
Trope Hong Kong written by Sam Landers and has been published by Trope City Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-25 with Hong Kong (China) categories.
Trope Hong Kong, the third volume in the Trope City Editions series, celebrates the juxtaposition of colorful chaos and architectural order of this iconic, constantly changing city. The collection highlights the work of emerging photographers from Hong Kong and around the world. This carefully curated and bound collection offers a unique modern perspective of Hong Kong. Each chapter in Trope Hong Kong is accompanied by a map of the area along with the locations where the photographs were taken. In many cases, there are several photographs of the same location, shot at different times of the day, in different seasons, with different tones. The images here - digitally processed, filtered, toned, de-saturated, sharpened - showcase distinct styles and compelling points of view, with a very urban sensibility. Showcasing old world tradition alongside the modernism of contemporary Hong Kong, the images here reveal distinctive and dramatic visions of one of the world's most multi-faceted cities.
Images Of Hong Kong
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Author : Frederick S. Armentrout
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
Images Of Hong Kong written by Frederick S. Armentrout and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with History categories.
Ancestral Images
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Author : Hugh Baker
language : en
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Release Date : 2011-07-01
Ancestral Images written by Hugh Baker and has been published by Hong Kong University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-01 with History categories.
A new edition in one volume of Hugh Baker's celebrated three volumes of Ancestral Images originally published in 1979, 1980 and 1981. The 120 articles and photographs explore everyday life, customs and rituals in Hong Kong's rural New Territories. Each mouthful is complete in itself, but together the articles amount to a substantial feast. They investigate religion, food, language, history, festivals, family, strange happenings and clan warfare. The book documents much that can no longer be found. But it also provides an understanding of a world which has not yet entirely disappeared, and which still forms the background for life in modern, urban Hong Kong. Esoteric nuggets of information are scattered through the book: How do you ascend a Pagoda with no staircase? How can you marry without attending the wedding? When is it wrong to buy a book?