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ISBN10: 1873200889, ISBN13: 9781873200889, [publisher: Watermark Publications (UK) Ltd] Hardcover For nearly 50 years, the extraordinary community of Kowloon Walled City cut a dark presence in the heart of Hong Kong. Yet without legislation and with little regard for basic services, planning regulations or building standards, the City not only survived, it positively thrived. But how could such a place exist in a modern metropolis without administrative oversight - 'triply neglected', to use a Hong Kong term - by the British, Chinese and Hong Kong Governments? Who would choose to live there? And why? Some of these questions were answered in our book City of Darkness: Life in Kowloon Walled City, but for various reasons a number of key elements were left out. City of Darkness Revisited fills in these gaps and brings the story up to date, mixing photographs and interviews found in the original book with a wide range of new material that has come to light over the past 20 years, in the form of new photographs, drawings, maps, documents and essays, many previously unpublished. City of Darkness Revisited explores in greater detail than ever before the Walled City's dramatic growth between 1945 and 1990, while at the same time looking into the darker sides of its past and exposing the truth behind many of the myths that gave the City its abiding sense of mystery. We explain how the City's clearance came about and shine a light on why previous attempts to ...
ISBN10: 1873200889, ISBN13: 9781873200889, [publisher: Watermark] Hardcover Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages. [Berlin, Germany] [Publication Year: 2014]
ISBN10: 1873200889, ISBN13: 9781873200889, [publisher: Watermark] Hardcover Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages. [Berlin, Germany] [Publication Year: 2014]
Watermark 2014 hardcover Very good Slipcase shows some edge rubbing, scuffing, peeling and wear. Dust jacket and book itself show some very light shelf wear.
ISBN10: 1873200889, ISBN13: 9781873200889, [publisher: Watermark] Hardcover Slipcase shows some edge rubbing, scuffing, peeling and wear. Dust jacket and book itself show some very light shelf wear. [Kingston, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2014]
ISBN10: 1873200889, ISBN13: 9781873200889, [publisher: Watermark] Hardcover Flat signed by Greg Girard. Extremely lovely and rare. Will require extra postage for this large fantastic historic volume. [VANCOUVER, BC, Canada] [Publication Year: 2014]
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