The Diaries of the Maryknoll Sisters in Hong Kong, 1921-1966

ISBN-13: 9781349537280 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 241 str.

Cindy Yik-Yi Chu; C. Chu

Opis

This book is a documentary survey of Hong Kong history, from the 1920s to the mid-1960s, from the perspective of the Maryknoll Sisters, as recorded in their diaries written during that period. It is a priceless collection of first-hand materials on the social history of Hong Kong.

Recenzje

Introduction * The 1920s, People and Weather * The 1930s, Schools, Visitors, and Visits* Advent of Japanese, 1938-1941 * Japanese Occupation and Internment, 1941-1942 * In and Out of the Camp, Releases, and Repatriation, 1941-1942 * Postwar Years, the 1950s, the Early 1960s, and Refugees * Resettlement Areas in the 1950s and the 1960s

Spis treści

Preface Introduction The 1920s, People and Weather The 1930s, Schools, Visitors, and Visits Advent of Japanese, 1938-1941 Japanese Occupation and Internment, 1941-1942 In and Out of the Camp, Releases, and Repatriation, 1941-1942 Postwar Years, the 1950s, the Early 1960s, and Refugees Resettlement Areas in the 1950s and the 1960s Conclusion

O autorze

Cindy Yik-yi Chu is a Professor in the Department of History at Hong Kong Baptist University.