Description
| Product ID: | 9781914414787 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Peaker of the Peak |
| Subtitle: | Letters to the Editor, Hong Kong 2003-2022 |
| Authors: | Author: Mark Peaker |
| Page Count: | 288 |
| Subjects: | Diaries, letters and journals, Diaries, letters & journals, Asian history, Asian history, Hong Kong, c 2000 to c 2010, c 2010 to c 2020 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Since 2003, Hong Kong has changed dramatically. In recent years, the city has been rocked by social instability and Covid-19, yet Hong Kong endures, evolving as it always has.This book is a window into the events of a city that has been the author’s home for over two decades. It captures the events that at times shuddered the city to others that merely needed a mention. From politics to urinating taxi drivers, from culling animals to LGBT rights, it is a historical account and a chronicle of life in Asia''s World City. With illustrations by Harry Harrison, cartoonist of the South China Morning Post. Since 2003, Hong Kong has changed dramatically. In recent years, the city has been rocked by social instability and Covid-19, yet Hong Kong endures, evolving as it always has. This book is a window into the events of a city that has been the author’s home for over two decades. It captures the events that at times shuddered the city to others that merely needed a mention. From politics to urinating taxi drivers, from culling animals to LGBT rights, it is a historical account and a chronicle of life in Asia's World City. With illustrations by Harry Harrison, cartoonist of the South China Morning Post. |
| Imprint Name: | Unicorn Publishing Group |
| Publisher Name: | Unicorn Publishing Group |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-10-12 |
