Foreign Devils

Foreign Devils
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 298
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ISBN-10 : CHI:60111111
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Book Synopsis Foreign Devils by : May Holdsworth

Download or read book Foreign Devils written by May Holdsworth and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2002 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This potpourri of reminiscences offers an authentic record of a period which saw expatriates change from being part of a dominant and privileged clique into a diffuse presence in a cosmopolitan city. It will delight anyone who has ever met, known, or been a foreign devil, as well as everyone who has ever visited Hong Kong."--BOOK JACKET.


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