Explores the history of Hong Kong from the early 1800s through the post-1997 handover, when this former colony became a Special Administrative Region of China. This book... Læs mere
The first comprehensive history of the British community in China from the mid-1700s to the end of the Opium War in 1842, this book challenges common... Læs mere
Before the Super Bowl, before Monday Night Football, even before the NFL, there was Red Grange. This title depicts the career of this soft spoken pioneer who helped lift pro football above its reputation as a dirty little business run by rogues and bargain-basement entrepreneurs.
This fascinating history explores the wide range of views of Britons in late-imperial China as they chafed under the restrictions imposed by... Læs mere