Forgotten souls: a social history of the Hong Kong cemetery
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Main Author: Lim, Patricia (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Hong Kong Hong Kong University Press 2011
Series:Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 577-585) and index
Foreword; Preface; Introduction: The Hong Kong Cemetery, Its Position and History; 1: The Early Settlers, the First Opium War and Its Aftermath; 2: Events Affecting Hong Kong as They Involved the Lives of People Buried in the Hong Kong Cemetery; 3: How Early Hong Kong Society Arranged Itself; Section II: THE EARLY DENIZENS OF THE HONG KONG CEMETERY, 1845-1860; 4: Merchants, Clerks and Bankers; 5: Servants of the Crown; 6: Professionals; 7: The Merchant Navy; 8: Tradesmen, Artisans and Small-Scale Businessmen; 9: Beachcombers and Destitutes; 10: Missionaries; 11: The Americans
The book has recorded the inscriptions on all 8,000 graves in the HK Cemetery to provide a rich description of life in Hong Kong during the first 100 years approximately from its colonization and a wonderful series of anecdotes
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 611 pages)
ISBN:9622099904
9789622099906
9789888053742
9888053744

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