{"product_id":"meiji-graves-in-happy-valley-paperback-2","title":"Meiji Graves in Happy Valley - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYoshiko Nakano\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGeorgina Challen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Hong Kong Cemetery in Happy Valley is home to over 470 graves connected to the city's Japanese population. Most of these graves belong to individuals who died during the Meiji era (1868-1912), a remarkable period of modernisation and opening up of Japan that saw thousands of its inhabitants travel to other parts of the world to study, work, and settle. Who were these people? What were they doing in Hong Kong? And why were unbaptised Japanese buried in what was called at one time the 'Protestant Cemetery'?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHong Kong's Meiji-era Japanese community was one of two halves. Company executives sat atop the social ladder and \u003ci\u003ekarayuki-san\u003c\/i\u003e, or prostitutes, occupied the lower echelons, with tradespeople and professionals somewhere in between. By revealing the personal journeys of these mostly forgotten Japanese, the authors aim to add to transnational perspectives on Hong Kong and Japan during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as well as increase recognition of this fragmented community's place in the development of this diverse city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYoshiko Nakano\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor in the Department of International Design Management at Tokyo University of Science. She previously taught Japanese studies at the University of Hong Kong. \u003cb\u003eGeorgina Challen\u003c\/b\u003e holds an MA in literary and cultural studies from the University of Hong Kong. Born in England, she grew up in Switzerland and has called Hong Kong home since 1990.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45774285766853,"sku":"9789888876853","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/eU6HDJUpgs9789888876853_f8174b1b-e27c-4946-aa28-9715783b7dbc.webp?v=1770520831","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/meiji-graves-in-happy-valley-paperback-2","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}