ISBN: 9789622099906

Hardback, [PU: Hong Kong University Press], This book follows on from the mapping and recording of the about 10,000 graves that make up the Hong Kong Cemetery for a database which will be… Mehr…

Hardback, [PU: Hong Kong University Press], This book follows on from the mapping and recording of the about 10,000 graves that make up the Hong Kong Cemetery for a database which will be held in the archives of the Hong Kong Memory Project and the Royal Asiatic Society among other places. The silent tombs and elegantly carved inscriptions dating from 1842 up to the present day aroused curiosity in the author about who these long-buried people were and how they lived their lives. Lim has teased out from many sources the answers to these questions. This small, alien and rather disparate band of adventurers came from a number of far distant countries to live and work in the tiny and insignificant British foothold of Hong Kong on the edge of a huge and little understood empire. The book tries to show their relationships with each other and with their Chinese neighbours on the island. It has attempted to breathe life into the stories behind the gravestones so that the Hong Kong Cemetery can be viewed as a cradle of history as well as a final resting place for the dead., Miscellaneous Items<

ISBN: 9789622099906

This book follows on from the mapping and recording of the about 10,000 graves that make up the Hong Kong Cemetery for a database which will be held in the archives of the Hong Kong Memor… Mehr…

This book follows on from the mapping and recording of the about 10,000 graves that make up the Hong Kong Cemetery for a database which will be held in the archives of the Hong Kong Memory Project and the Royal Asiatic Society among other places. The silent tombs and elegantly carved inscriptions dating from 1842 up to the present day aroused curiosity in the author about who these long-buried people were and how they lived their lives. Lim has teased out from many sources the answers to these questions. This small, alien and rather disparate band of adventurers came from a number of far distant countries to live and work in the tiny and insignificant British foothold of Hong Kong on the edge of a huge and little understood empire. The book tries to show their relationships with each other and with their Chinese neighbours on the island. It has attempted to breathe life into the stories behind the gravestones so that the Hong Kong Cemetery can be viewed as a cradle of history as well as a final resting place for the dead. Books<

2011, ISBN: 9789622099906

Hong Kong University Press, Gebundene Ausgabe, 624 Seiten, Publiziert: 2011-04-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, Hersteller-Nr.: 200, 2.84 kg, Sozialwissenschaft, Kategorien, Bücher, Ges… Mehr…

Hong Kong University Press, Gebundene Ausgabe, 624 Seiten, Publiziert: 2011-04-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, Hersteller-Nr.: 200, 2.84 kg, Sozialwissenschaft, Kategorien, Bücher, Geschenkbücher, Tod & Trauer, Probleme & Krankheiten, Psychologie & Hilfe, Ratgeber, Reise & Abenteuer, Hong Kong University Press, 2011<

ISBN: 9789622099906

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 coloniza… Mehr…

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. Books<