In this Book
- Reluctant Heroes: Rickshaw Pullers in Hong Kong and Canton, 1874-1954
- Book
- 2005
- Published by: Hong Kong University Press, HKU
- Series: Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Studies
summary
Reluctant Heroes provides a rich portrait of the urban milieu and life in two contrasting yet interrelated cities in South China. It is a fascinating study of rickshaw pullers in Hong Kong and Canton.
Table of Contents
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- Illustrations
- p. vii
- Acknowledgements
- pp. xvii-xviii
- Editorial Conventions
- pp. xix-xx
- Introduction
- pp. 1-6
- Part One - Across the Colonial Matrix
- Part Two - Republical Canton 1911-38
- 4.Evolution of a New Civic Paradigm
- pp. 59-76
- Part Three - Within A Fast - Changing Context
- 7.Growing Passion for Change, up to 1941
- pp. 113-128
- 8.Surviving in the Pacific War, 1937-45
- pp. 129-142
- 9.Rise to the Postwar Zenith of Activism
- pp. 143-158
- Conclusion
- pp. 171-180
- Abbreviations
- pp. 181-184
- Bibliography
- pp. 185-200
Additional Information
ISBN
9789882202658
Related ISBN(s)
9789622097346
MARC Record
OCLC
651038398
Pages
244
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
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