East and West; The Last Governor of Hong Kong on Power, Freedom and the Future
by Patten, Chris
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 0333747879
- ISBN 13
- 9780333747872
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About This Item
Macmillan, London, 1998. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. list of illustrations, caveat emptor and index. Black-and-white photographic endpapers, showing Hong Kong harbour. Black coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Photographic dustwrapper with white and gilt coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Chris Patten was the last English governor of the Island of Hong Kong. At midnight on the 30th of June 1997 the colony was officially handed over to the mainland Chinese government, thus ending over 150 years of British rule. In this book he gives an insider's look at how he governed, why he made the decisions he did and how he implemented controversial (from both the Chinese and from the British point of view) reforms and a measure of democracy into the island colony. A little rubbing to the lower book edges and age toning of the textblock edges. Chipping to the lower dustwrapper corners and a little rubbing to the dustwrapper panels. Second Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [10], 340, [2] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Politics & Government; Hong Kong; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 0333747879. ISBN/EAN: 9780333747872. Inventory No: 0115250. . 9780333747872
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0115250
- Title
- East and West; The Last Governor of Hong Kong on Power, Freedom and the Future
- Author
- Patten, Chris
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 0333747879
- ISBN 13
- 9780333747872
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Biography -- Governor of Hong Kong, Politics -- British -- Chinese Politics & Government; Hong Kong; Biography & Autobiography. Photographic Unbranded ISBN: 0333747879 EAN: 9780333747872 Patten, Chris East and West; The Last Governor of Ho
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