Fortune's bazaar: the making of Hong Kong

Book Cover
Your Rating: 0 stars
Star rating for Fortune's bazaar
Average user rating: 5 stars
User ratings:
5 star
 
(1)
4 star
 
(0)
3 star
 
(0)
2 star
 
(0)
1 star
 
(0)
Author:
England, Vaudine
Language:
English
Choose a Format
On Shelf
East Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
951.25 ENGLA
Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
951.25 ENGLA
Express - Fayetteville St. - Adult Non-Fiction
951.25 ENGLA

Also in This Series

More Details

ISBN:
9781982184513

Published Reviews

Reviews from GoodReads

Loading GoodReads Reviews.

Staff View

Grouping Information

Grouped Work ID096c51f3-55c0-a0c7-effe-086f93d9f25b
Grouping Titlefortunes bazaar the making of hong kong
Grouping Authorvaudine england
Grouping Categorybook
Grouping LanguageEnglish (eng)
Last Grouping Update2025-07-16 05:08:30AM
Last Indexed2025-07-17 05:10:20AM

Solr Fields

accelerated_reader_point_value
0
accelerated_reader_reading_level
0
author
England, Vaudine
author_display
England, Vaudine
available_at_catalog
East Regional
Eva H. Perry Regional
Express Library Fayetteville St.
Fuquay-Varina Community
Middle Creek Community
Northeast Regional
Oberlin Regional
Southeast Regional
Wake Forest Community
Wendell Community
collection_catalog
Adult Non-Fiction
detailed_location_catalog
East Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
Express - Fayetteville St. - Adult Non-Fiction
Fuquay-Varina Community - Adult Non-Fiction
Middlecreek Community - Adult Non-Fiction
Morrisville Community - Adult Non-Fiction
Northeast Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
Oberlin Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
Southeast Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
Wake Forest Community - Adult Non-Fiction
Wendell Community - Adult Non-Fiction
display_description
"Hong Kong has always been many cities to many people: a seaport, a gateway to an empire, a place where fortunes can be dramatically made or lost, a place to disappear and reinvent oneself, and a mixing pot of diverse populations from literally everywhere around the globe. A British Crown Colony for 155 years, Hong Kong is now ruled by the Chinese Communist Party who continues to threaten its democracy and put its rich legacy at risk. Here, renowned journalist Vaudine England delves into Hong Kong's complex history and its people-diverse, multi-cultural, cosmopolitan-who have made this one-time fishing village into the world port city it is today. Rather than a traditional history describing a town led by British Governors or a mere offshoot of a collapsing Chinese empire, Fortune's Bazaar is the first thorough examination of the varied peoples who made Hong Kong. While British traders and Asian merchants had long been busy in the Indian and South East Asian seas, there were many from different cultures and ethnic backgrounds who arrived in Hong Kong, met and married-despite all taboos-and created a distinct community. Many of Hong Kong's most influential figures during its first century as a city were neither British nor Chinese-they were Malay or Indian, Jewish or Armenian, Parsi or Portuguese, Eurasian or Chindian-or simply, Hong Kongers. England describes those overlooked in history including the opium-traders who built synagogues or churches, ship-owners carrying gold-rush migrants, property tycoons, and more. Here, too, is the visionary who plumbed Hong Kong's harbor depths to spur reclamation, the half-Dutch Chinese gentleman with two wives who was knighted by Queen Victoria, and the landscape gardeners who settled Kowloon and became millionaires. A story of empire, race, and sex, Fortune's Bazaar combines deep archival research and oral history to present a vivid history of a special place-a unique city made by diverse people of the world, whose part in its creation has never been properly told until now"--
format_catalog
Book
format_category_catalog
Books
id
096c51f3-55c0-a0c7-effe-086f93d9f25b
isbn
9781982184513
last_indexed
2025-07-17T09:10:20.652Z
lexile_score
-1
literary_form
Non Fiction
literary_form_full
Non Fiction
local_callnumber_catalog
951.25 ENGLA
owning_library_catalog
Wake County Public Libraries
owning_location_catalog
East Regional
Eva H. Perry Regional
Express Library Fayetteville St.
Fuquay-Varina Community
Middle Creek Community
Morrisville Community
Northeast Regional
Oberlin Regional
Southeast Regional
Wake Forest Community
Wendell Community
primary_isbn
9781982184513
publishDate
2023
publisher
Scribner
recordtype
grouped_work
subject_facet
Hong Kong (China) -- History
Hong Kong (China) -- Social life and customs
Racially mixed people -- China -- Hong Kong -- History
title_display
Fortune's bazaar : the making of Hong Kong
title_full
Fortune's bazaar : the making of Hong Kong / Vaudine England
title_short
Fortune's bazaar
title_sub
the making of Hong Kong
topic_facet
History
Racially mixed people
Social life and customs

Solr Details Tables

item_details

Bib IdItem IdShelf LocationCall NumFormatFormat CategoryNum CopiesIs Order ItemIs eContenteContent SourceeContent URLDetailed StatusLast CheckinLocation
ils:7736748320836Middlecreek Community - Adult Non-Fiction951.25 ENGLA1falsefalseOn ShelfMID
ils:7736748320834Express - Fayetteville St. - Adult Non-Fiction951.25 ENGLA1falsefalseOn ShelfELF
ils:7736748320838Wake Forest Community - Adult Non-Fiction951.25 ENGLA1falsefalseOn ShelfWAK
ils:7736748320832Morrisville Community - Adult Non-Fiction951.25 ENGLA1falsefalseChecked outMOR
ils:7736748320830East Regional - Adult Non-Fiction951.25 ENGLA1falsefalseOn ShelfERL
ils:7736748320833Northeast Regional - Adult Non-Fiction951.25 ENGLA1falsefalseOn ShelfNER
ils:7736748320829Southeast Regional - Adult Non-Fiction951.25 ENGLA1falsefalseOn ShelfSER
ils:7736748320837Wendell Community - Adult Non-Fiction951.25 ENGLA1falsefalseOn ShelfWEN
ils:7736748320825Oberlin Regional - Adult Non-Fiction951.25 ENGLA1falsefalseOn ShelfOBR
ils:7736748320835Southeast Regional - Adult Non-Fiction951.25 ENGLA1falsefalseOn ShelfSER
ils:7736748320828Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Non-Fiction951.25 ENGLA1falsefalseOn ShelfEVA
ils:7736748320824Fuquay-Varina Community - Adult Non-Fiction951.25 ENGLA1falsefalseOn ShelfFUQ

record_details

Bib IdFormatFormat CategoryEditionLanguagePublisherPublication DatePhysical DescriptionAbridged
ils:773674BookBooksFirst Scribner hardcover editionEnglishScribner2023358 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : map, illustrations ; 24 cm

scoping_details_catalog

Bib IdItem IdGrouped StatusStatusLocally OwnedAvailableHoldableBookableIn Library Use OnlyLibrary OwnedIs Home Pick Up OnlyHoldable PTypesBookable PTypesHome Pick Up PTypesLocal Url
ils:7736748320836On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7736748320834On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7736748320838On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7736748320832Checked outChecked outfalsefalsetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7736748320830On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7736748320833On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7736748320829On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7736748320837On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7736748320825On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7736748320835On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7736748320828On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7736748320824On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse

Borrower Reviews