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Chapters: Zaire, Metropolitan Toronto, Conservative Government 1990-1997, History of Colonial Hong Kong, Conservative Government 1979-1983, Boston Garden, Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, Hm Prison Pentridge, Major Ministry, Opryland Usa, Cinderella City, the Haçienda, Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Omni Coliseum, Capital Centre, Ince Power Station, Kph, Féile Festival, Topeka State Hospital, Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mmm, Alphastar, Disclave, Institute of the Pennsylvania Hospital, Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation, Zairean Zaire, Royal Earlswood Hospital, Senate of South Africa, La Salle Explorers Football, Vaasa Province, Kuopio Province, Turku and Pori Province, Laboratory for Experimental Medicine and Surgery in Primates, Bud Boogie Beach, W. H. Bramble Airport, Häme Province, Province of Kymi, Guinea-Bissau Peso, Province of Central Finland, Mikkeli Province, Foxboro Raceway, Hm Prison Morwell River, Uusimaa Province, Province of Northern Karelia, Lor Radio Argentina, Cableace Award, Miike Coal Mine, Compu-Toon, Härlanda Park, Museum of Mankind. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 240. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Republic of Zaire (pronounced ; French: ) was the name of the present Democratic Republic of the Congo between 27 October 1971 and 17 May 1997. The name of Zaire derives from the Portuguese: , itself an adaptation of the Kongo word nzere or nzadi, or "the river that swallows all rivers". The country was known as the Belgian Congo up until its independence in June 1960. Unrest and rebellion plagued the new government until 1965, when Lieutenant General Joseph-Désiré Mobutu, by then commander-in-chief of the national army, seized control of the country and declared himself president for five years during what is now called the Congo Crisis. Mobutu q...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=18285479 ... Read more

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The British Hong Kong period began in the 19th century when the British, Dutch, French, Indians and Americans saw China as the world's largest untapped market. The British empire launched their first and one of the most aggressive expeditionary forces to claim the territory under Queen Victoria in 1840, three years after she became the queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The territory that would later be known as Hong Kong was gained from the last dynasty of Imperial China. In the short span of just a few decades, Hong Kong was transformed from a rocky undeveloped mountainous terrain to a major entrepot for global trade. Through the Opium Wars and a series of treaties, the British were able to legitimately claim the territory until 1997. Early social and economic problems did exist in the colony, as there were drastic differences between Eastern and Western philosophy and culture. Nonetheless Hong Kong seized the opportunity to become one of the first parts of East Asia to industrialise and modernise. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Province of Canada, Republic of Yucatán, History of Colonial Hong Kong, Kingdom of Sarawak, Union of Upper and Lower Canada, New Ulster, New Leinster, Kielce Governorate. Excerpt:item Hongkong / Hong Kong item : item Motto "Dieu et mon droit " (French) "God and my right" item Anthem God Save the King/Queen item Location of Hong Kong item Capital : Victoria City item Language(s) : English Chinese item Political structure : Colony item Monarch item - 1841 1901: Victoria item - 1901 1910: Edward VII item - 1910 1927: George V item - 1936: Edward VIII item - 1936-1952: George VI item - 1952-1997: Elizabeth II item Governor : item - 1843-1844: Sir Henry Pottinger item - 1941, 1946-1947: Sir Mark Aitchison Young item - 1992-1997: The Rt. Hon. Chris Patten item Colonial Secretary/Chief Secretary item - 1843-1844: John Robert Morrison item - 1941: Sir Franklin Charles Gimson item - 1945-1949: David Mercer MacDougall item - 1993-1997: Anson Chan item Legislature : Legislative Council item Historical era : 19th century item - Convention of Chuenpee : 20 January 1841 item - Treaty of Nanjing : 29 August 1842 item - Convention of Beijing : 18 October 1860 item - Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory : 1 July 1898 item - Surrendered to Japan : 25 December 1941 item - Transfer of sovereignty : 30 June 1997 item Area item - 1848: 80.4 km (31 sq mi) item - 1901: 1,042 km (402 sq mi) item Population item - 1848 est.: 24,000 item Density : 298.5 /km (773.1 /sq mi) item - 1901 est.: 283,978 item Density : 272.5 /km (705.9 /sq mi) item - 1945 est.: 750,000 item Density : 719.8 /km (1,864.2 /sq mi) item - 1995 est.: 6,300,000 item Density : 6,046.1 /km (15,659.2 /sq mi) item Currency : Hong Kong dollar since 1937 item The title changed from "Colonial Secretary" to "Chief Secretary" i... ... Read more

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Chapters: East Tsim Sha Tsui Station, St. Mary's Canossian College, Rosary Church, Chatham Road, Hong Kong Museum of History, Hong Kong Science Museum, Tsim Sha Tsui East Ferry Pier, Mody Road, Urban Council Centenary Garden, Tsim Sha Tsui Centre and Empire Centre, Hung Hom Bay. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 37. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: East Tsim Sha Tsui Concourse of East Tsim Sha Tsui Station East Tsim Sha Tsui Station Exit J East Tsim Sha Tsui Station Exit L3 East Tsim Sha Tsui Station Exit L5 East Tsim Sha Tsui Station Exit L6East Tsim Sha Tsui Station (Chinese: ) is a station in the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system of Hong Kong. It is currently an intermediate station on the West Rail Line. The station was built to alleviate surface traffic jams and passenger congestion at Kowloon Tong Station. The distance from Hung Hom to the station is about one kilometre with the journey time of less than two minutes. This station is linked with Tsim Sha Tsui Station of the Tsuen Wan Line by subways (underground pedestrian tunnels). East Tsim Sha Tsui station was opened on 24 October 2004 as a southward extension of the East Rail Line from Hung Hom Station, and served as the southern terminus of the East Rail Line until 16 August 2009. The predecessor of the East Rail Line is the Kowloon-Canton Railway (British Section), which was opened in 1910. At the time of opening, its southern terminus was the old Kowloon Station located in Tsim Sha Tsui, where the Clock Tower stands today. However, the old Kowloon Station in Tsim Sha Tsui was demolished in 1974, and the southern terminus of the railway was relocated to a newly-built station in Hung Hom. Therefore, the 2004 southward extension from Hung Hom Station to East Tsim Sha Tsui Station symbolised the return of the railway to the...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1310764 ... Read more

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Hong Kong. The book describes historical buildings in Hong Kong, their locations and maps, photos of the buildings under discussion. Hong Kong History. ... Read more

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80 pages, 7" x 10", profusely illustrated in color. ... Read more

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156 pages, folio sized, dustjacket, profusely illustrated in color. ... Read more