A Macao Narrative - Softcover

Coates, Austin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195842014 ISBN 13: 9780195842012

Publisher: Oxford University Press (China) Ltd, 1996

Synopsis

Austin Coates' long career in the government of Hong Kong provided a rich source of material for his novels and autobiographical books. In this detailed study, he traces the history of the Portuguese in the Far East, from their peaceful settlement in the 1550s through to the arrival of the British in the eighteenth century, and the extraordinary outcome of Portugal's struggle for sovereignty in Macao.

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Review

"Easy and enjoyable to read, A Macao Narrative was not conceived for academic purposes, but rather for an intelligent reader who might wish to learn the most important aspects of Macao's history. A first-time reader might well be carried away by the easy

"Easy and enjoyable to read, A Macao Narrative was not conceived for academic purposes, but rather for an intelligent reader who might wish to learn the most important aspects of Macao's history. A first-time reader might well be carried away by the easy

About the Author

Austin Coates (1922-97), a former senior British civil servant in Hong Kong, Malaya, and Sarawak, left government service at age forty and pursued a professional writing career. Widely regarded as the most distinguished English-language author in Hong Kong

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press (China) Ltd
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195842014
• ISBN 13: 9780195842012
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 118