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A Politically Incorrect History of Hong Kong

A Politically Incorrect History of Hong Kong

A Politically Incorrect History of Hong Kong

Larry Feign

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Top Floor Books
Año de edición:
2017
Materia
Historia de Asia
ISBN:
9789627866251
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Everything you know about Hong Kong history is wrong.Did Britain take over the right place? What did mainland refugees curse when they got there? And where can I get one of those cool Handover t-shirts? Bet you thought you knew!Discover the alternative truth in these action-packed, politically incorrect stories of:PASSIONA sweltering romance between a hot-headed damsel and a goofball sailor, while his shipmates peddle dope and colonize the wrong island.BRUTALITYHe outsmarted Japanese invaders and communist rebels, but a potty-mouthed new immigrant meets his match on the old Star Ferry.T-SHIRTSThe true story of an accidental avatar of the end of an era. And why the artist didn't get rich from it.Written and illustrated by award-winning cartoonist Larry FeignRead it now, before it's too politically incorrect to do so! 3

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