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Consuming Hong Kong

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Gordon Mathews ,Tai-lok Lui
2001
Published by: Hong Kong University Press, HKU
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This book shows how the detailed ehtnographic study of consumption in Hong Kong can lead to a deeper understanding of Hong Kong life as a whole, as well as of consumption in the world at large.

Table of Contents

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Cover

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Frontmatter

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Contents

pp. v-vi
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Series Foreword

pp. vii-viii
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Contributors, Map

pp. ix-xii
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A Note on Cantonese Romanization

p. xiii
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Introduction

pp. 1-22
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1. The Mailing of Hong Kong

pp. 23-46
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2. Making House into Home: Interior Design in Hong Kong Public Housing

pp. 47-80
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3. Consuming Cinema: Reflections on Movies and Market-places in Contemporary Hong Kong

pp. 81-116
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4. The Hierarchy of Drinks: Alcohol and Social Class in Hong Kong

pp. 117-140
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5. Shopping for Fashion in Hong Kong

pp. 141-172
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6. The Sense of Things: Chinese Art in the Lives of Hong Kong Collectors and Connoisseurs

pp. 173-204
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7. Consuming a Dream: Homes in Advertisements and Imagination in Contemporary Hong Kong

pp. 205-236
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8. Consuming Places in Hong Kong: Experiencing Lan Kwai Fong

pp. 237-262
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9. The McDonald's Snoopy Craze in Hong Kong

pp. 263-285
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10. Cultural Identity and Consumption in Post-Colonial Hong Kong

pp. 287-318
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Glossary: Cantonese in Yale Romanization

pp. 319-329
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Index

pp. 331-340
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