Author : Geoffrey C. Gunn
Publisher : Bookworld Services
ISBN 13 : 9789628783137
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (831 download)
Book Synopsis Encountering Macau by : Geoffrey C. Gunn
Download or read book Encountering Macau written by Geoffrey C. Gunn and published by Bookworld Services. This book was released on 2002-10-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the only history of Macau from its settlement in 1557 until its return to China in December 1999. Professor Geoffrey Gunn brilliantly traces Macau's development from its obscure origins on the periphery of China through its glory days as a lucrative trading intermediary between China and Japan to its slow decline in the shadow of Hong Kong and, finally, its survival as renter state sustained by gambling. Macau's fascinating history elucidates the nature of European colonialism in Asia, yet speaks directly to the emerging shape of the East Asian world in the 21st century.