New Territories

Author : Steve Loft
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Art
ISBN : 1552387062

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Coded Territories by Steve Loft Pdf

This collection of essays provides a historical and contemporary context for Indigenous new media arts practice in Canada. The writers are established artists, scholars, and curators who cover thematic concepts and underlying approaches to new media from a distinctly Indigenous perspective. Through discourse and narrative analysis, the writers discuss a number of topics ranging from how Indigenous worldviews inform unique approaches to new media arts practice to their own work and specific contemporary works. Contributors include: Archer Pechawis, Jackson 2Bears, Jason Edward Lewis, Steven Foster, Candice Hopkins, and Cheryl L'Hirondelle.

Author : Malcolm Merry
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
Page : 555 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789888528325

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The Unruly New Territories by Malcolm Merry Pdf

At the end of the nineteenth century a slice of imperial China was abruptly incorporated into the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong. It became known as the New Territories. The people of this remote and traditional corner of the Ching empire were not consulted about the annexation, initially resisted and long resented it. To placate them, the incoming authorities promised that little would alter and that their customs would be respected. The promise would not be fully kept but it became the source of the preservation of Chinese customary law in respect of rural land and the justification for privileges afforded to indigenous inhabitants. Their tenacious assertion of those rights and aversion to authority is detectible throughout the twentieth century and into the era of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; it permeates almost every aspect of policy and law relating to rural land. The Unruly New Territories is an account of the annexed area and of its special place in Hong Kong history and law. It recounts the customs and privileges, how they preserved a China that was elsewhere disappearing and how they gave—and, despite enormous changes, continue to give—leverage to indigenous representatives in dealings with government as well as handsome profits to rural landowners. ‘This fascinating and impressive book is a must-read for all who want to know more about the New Territories. Malcolm Merry traces, with his usual clarity and insight, its unique land history that blends, not always harmoniously, Chinese custom with the advance of common law and this area’s dramatic development.’ —Sarah Nield, University of Southampton ‘The Unruly New Territories covers various aspects of land law and custom in the New Territories and the history of this region in a thoughtful and provocative combined thesis. A must-read for anyone studying the laws and customs affecting land in rural Hong Kong and interested in the history of the New Territories.’ —Steven Gallagher, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Author : Colin James
Publisher : Bridget Williams Books
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781877242762

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New Territory by Colin James Pdf

New Territory is an analysis of the turbulent years of the late 1980s and early 1990s by one of New Zealand's leading political commentators. Colin James looks at the way Labour’s structural reforms shattered the ‘prosperity consensus’ that had gone before, setting the changes of the 1980s in a broader political and economic context. In a thoughtful and even-handed study taking into account different views of these immensely controversial reforms, James brings a global perspective to an often fragmented and incoherent debate.

Author : Hugo Pinto
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015-04-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781443876834

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Resilient Territories by Hugo Pinto Pdf

The capacity to adapt to external shocks, to resist negative impacts and to evolve to new socio-technical regimes has been increasingly studied in recent years by regional scientists in order to understand the dynamic conditions that create a “resilient territory”. Resilience is a notion imported from the study of ecological systems and other fields of science to the understanding of geographically embedded socio-economic systems. It is a characteristic often connected to a threshold of the socio-economic variety and specialization that facilitates the smooth adaptation to challenges in particular territories. As a result of recent crises, a number of regions are now further investigating this concept, trying to guarantee by planning the adequate conditions for resilience. Resilient Territories: Innovation and Creativity for New Modes of Regional Development contributes to the definition and advancement of the scientific agenda in the topics of regional resilience, innovation and creativity. The stabilization of this research agenda and an informed discussion of different definitions of resilience are crucial for the alignment and engagement of the scientific community in the study of these essential topics. This volume also focuses on informing policy and decision-makers, in various different levels of action, about the advancements of conceptualization in these domains.

Author : James Hayes
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
Page : 487 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9789888139750

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The Great Difference by James Hayes Pdf

James Stewart Lockhart called it "the great difference". Returned from an inspection tour of the newly leased extension to Hong Kong territory in August 1898, Lockhart, a senior Hong Kong colonial official, had used this phrase to describe the gulf between the New Territories and its people and the existing British colony of Hong Kong and its inhabitants. In this volume, James Hayes argues that this "the great difference" led the colonial government to administer the New Territories and its people differently from the old urban area from the outset, resulting in repercussions that affect present-day Hong Kong. The study covers the whole period of the Lease, with all its crowded events and dramatic changes, as they affected the native inhabitants and their relationship with the government and, over time, the many times larger new urban population. James Hayes (PhD Lond; HonDLitt, HK) is a scholar of the Hong Kong region and its people. He worked in the New Territories for almost half his thirty-two years of government service, and was Regional Secretary in charge of district administration there in 1985-87. His publications include Friends and Teachers: Hong Kong and Its People 1953-87 (Hong Kong University Press, 1996) and South China Village Culture (2001).

Author : Laura Wainwright
Publisher : Writing Wales in English
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : English literature
ISBN : 1786832178

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New Territories in Modernism by Laura Wainwright Pdf

Until very recently, Welsh literary modernism has been critically neglected, both within and outside Wales. This is the first book solely devoted to the study of Welsh literary modernism, revealing and examining the modernism of eight key Anglophone Welsh writers. Throughout the book, the author demonstrates how the linguistic experimentation of Anglophone Welsh writers both reflects and constitutes their engagement with the modernistic conditions generated by unprecedented linguistic, social and cultural change in modern Wales. The author concludes that Anglophone Welsh writing in the period 1930-49 saw the emergence of a distinct Welsh modernism that now challenges conventional literary histories and, in more than one sense, takes modernism and modernist studies into new territories.

Author : Hong Kong
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1959
Category : Delegated legislation
ISBN : STANFORD:36105062856054

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The Regulations of Hong Kong by Hong Kong Pdf

Author : Steven K. Bailey
Publisher : ThingsAsian Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1934159166

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Exploring Hong Kong by Steven K. Bailey Pdf

Exploring Hong Kong presents a vivid and multidimensional portrait of Hong Kong, one of Asia's most exciting cities. Inspired by his 20-year love affair with Hong Kong, Steven K. Bailey has transformed the typical Hong Kong guidebook by dispensing with the usual laundry lists of sights, hotels, and restaurants. In their place are thoughtfully written chapters that offer the author's personal perspective on how to best explore Hong Kong. From dolphin watches and back-country hikes to street markets, temples, and ferry rides, Exploring Hong Kong contains 40 richly detailed experiences that will unite travelers with the soul of one of the most dynamic cities in Asia. Book jacket.

Author : Xiaofang Shen,Xiaolun Sun
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821389249

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Untying the Land Knot by Xiaofang Shen,Xiaolun Sun Pdf

This book argues that access to industrial and commercial land is crucial to investment, but sustainable development requires government policy measures that balance investors needs with broader public interests.

Author : Jules Brown
Publisher : Rough Guides
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Hong Kong (China)
ISBN : 185828872X

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Hong Kong & Macau by Jules Brown Pdf

This resource includes full details of Hong Kong harbour, its shopping and nightlife districts, traditional sites and off-the-beaten track areas of the New Territories and outlying islands. A history and a cultural guide is included, as well as places to eat, drink and sleep on every budget. Background information on post-handover politics and features on festivals, feng shui and Chinese astrology are also included.

Author : Hong Kong. Public Works Department
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Public works
ISBN : NYPL:33433116608237

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Report of the Director of Public Works for the Year ... by Hong Kong. Public Works Department Pdf

Author : Andrew Stone,Jason Gagliardi
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2011-05-02
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780756687151

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Top 10 Hong Kong by Andrew Stone,Jason Gagliardi Pdf

DK Eyewitness Top 10: Hong Kong travel guide will lead you straight to the best attractions Hong Kong has to offer. Whether you’re looking for the liveliest nightlife in Hong Kong, wish to view the amazing skyline or discover the city’s captivating museums and modernist architecture; this travel guide is packed with essential information for every corner Hong Kong, whatever your budget. There are dozens of Top 10 lists; including the Top 10 ways to experience the real China, Hong Kong’s Top 10 most thrilling festivals, the Top 10 greatest modernist buildings in Hong Kong and the Top 10 best places to shop. Top 10 Hong Kong travel guide is packed with over 350 beautiful illustrations, photographs, and detailed cutaways of the greatest attractions with reviews and recommendations of Hong Kong’s best hotels, bars and clubs which will ensure you won’t miss a thing! Your guide to the Top 10 best of everything in Hong Kong.

Author : Library of Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1384 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
ISBN : WISC:89082992264

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Library of Congress Subject Headings by Library of Congress Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556030613079

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South Tongue Point Land Exchange and Marine Industrial Park Development Project, Clatsop County by Anonim Pdf

Author : Isabella Ng
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351019842

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Hong Kong Rural Women under Chinese Rule by Isabella Ng Pdf

This book explores gender dynamics in the indigenous villages (also known as walled villages) in post-handover Hong Kong. It looks at how Hong Kong’s reunification with China has impacted the walled villagers, in particular the women, and how the walled villages’ current gender dynamics in return reflects the changes that have happened in Hong Kong after the reunification with China. It traces the historical development of the walled villages, outlines the nature of walled-village society, and explores the changes currently at work including the erosion of the rural/urban divide, the increasing participation of indigenous women in Hong Kong society more widely and the breakdown of traditional social norms, especially patriarchy.