Power and Charity: A Chinese Merchant Elite in Colonial Hong Kong (Echoes: Classics of Hong Kong Culture and History)
Publisher: Hong Kong Univ Pr
Published: May 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9789622096691
Subjects: Health systems & services; Hong Kong; Asia - Korea; History; History: World
Description: Through the history of a charitable institution, the Tung Wah Hospital, Elizabeth Sinn reshapes and greatly deepens our understanding of the evolving interactions between the Chinese community in Hong Kong and the colonial rulers.