Stephen Davies

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Strong to Save: Maritime Mission in Hong Kong from Whampoa Reach to the Mariners' Club

Beschreibung

Tracing its origins back to 1822 in Whampoa, the Mariners' Club in Hong Kong was established to meet a specific need for an Anglo-Chinese society defined by that most dubious of activities, seafaring. This is a history of one the most enduring institutions of Hong Kong, and the first of its kind.

Autor

Stephen Davies is the author of East Sails West: The Voyage of the Keying, 1846-1855 (2013) and many other articles on Hong Kong's maritime history. He opened the Hong Kong Maritime Museum and served as its first director 2005-2011. He is currently an hon

Produktdetails

• Verlag: City University of Hong Kong Press
• Seitenzahl: 672
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 178mm
• Gewicht: 998g
• ISBN-13: 9789629373054
• ISBN-10: 962937305X
• Artikelnr.: 54728968