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Rua Da Felicidade is an actual place, a "Street of Happiness" in colonial Macau, where from the 1920s to the 1950s it was said that every desire could be fulfilled — for a price. It is a book written against the appropriative gesture, against the grain of what we too often believe we can possess for a price. Instead, the book turns on the seams of its signatures, where the spine connects everything that came before to everything yet to come, where "When you reach the middle / it is actually closer to the end." It is a book in which we lose ourselves in language, where the poet "writes / a poem so intimate / he dissolves / into the ink and paper." Rua Da Felicidade celebrates both memory and desire precisely in their immateriality and impermanence. It does not seek to attach itself to an identity rooted in time and space, in history, but to constantly immerse itself in the uncertain materiality of the here and now. As such, it challenges Williams's dictum "no ideas but in things": "You'll sail the world / in your paper boat, / eventually throwing out / your cordless anchor." This simultaneous immersion in and elision of the materials that constitute every present moment of the text is what allows us, in the poem "Changes" for example, to witness the opening of a day in one city and watch it move to closure in another, halfway around the world, without losing a single particular of that day's constructed progression — without ever having a sense either of moving, or of being out of place. This is a book of poems where the signifier's desire for the signified is expressed as the hunger of language to possess its object, and "will never tire of wanting / what cannot be possessed."
This volume of Macau by Global Image Books does not just look at hotels and Casino's but is meant to provide an historical context for those wishing to visit or simply learn more about Macau. Historical sights covered in this volume include: A-Ma Temple, Ruins of St. Paul's, Ruins of St. Paul's Sacred Art Museum, Fisherman's Wharf, Grand Prix Museum, Macau Wine Museum, Sun Yat-Sen Park, St. Domingo's Church, Monte Fort, The Museum of Macau, Leal Senado Square, Leal Senado Building, St. Lawrence's Church, St. Joseph's Seminary & Church, St. Augustine's Square, Sir Robert Ho Tung Library, St. Augustine's Church, St. Anthony's Church, Casa Garden, Guia Fortress (including Guia Chapel and Lighthouse), Cathedral, Protestant Cemetery, History Museum of Taipa & Coloane, Our Lady of Carmel, Taipa Houses Museum, Tin Hau Temple Taipa. As well as interactive maps for buses around Macau, Casino's and more. This book really explores Macau's interesting and diverse culture. You can also count on updates to the volume as we continue to document and explore Macau, aiming to completely document Macau in its entirety from a historical point of view.
This guidebook is designed to help visitors navigate Macaus maze of narrow streets as well as understand the striking contrasts that make this city such a fascinating place to visit. With its compact size, winding back streets, and pedestrian-only lanes and plazas, Macau is best explored on foot. Though geared to those who wish to experience Macau at a walking pace, Strolling in Macau will serve any visitor interested in the history and culture of one of Asias most unique cities.
"How have conceptions and practices of sovereignty shaped how Chineseness is imagined? This ethnography addresses this question through the example of Macau, a southern Chinese city that was a Portuguese colony from the 1550s until 1999. As the Portuguese administration prepared to transfer Macau to Chinese control, it mounted a campaign to convince the city’s residents, 95 percent of whom identified as Chinese, that they possessed a “unique cultural identity” that made them different from other Chinese, and that resulted from the existence of a Portuguese state on Chinese soil. This attempt sparked reflections on the meaning of Portuguese governance that challenged not only conventional definitions of sovereignty but also conventional notions of Chineseness as a subjectivity common to all Chinese people around the world. Various stories about sovereignty and Chineseness and their interrelationship were told in Macau in the 1990s. This book is about those stories and how they informed the lives of Macau residents in ways that allowed different relationships among sovereignty, subjectivity, and culture to become thinkable, while also providing a sense of why, at times, it may not be desirable to think them."
The Pocket Rough Guide Hong Kong & Macau is your essential guide to these two incredible regions; covering all the key sights, hotels, restaurants, shops and bars you need to know about. The easy-to-use Pocket Rough Guide Hong Kong & Macau includes brand new itineraries and a Best of Hong Kong & Macau section picking out the highlights you won't want to miss, plus detailed listings to guide you from Hong Kong's parks, temples and street markets to Macau's ludicrously ostentatious casinos and Lan Kwai Fong's bars. Whether you have a few days or a week to fill, The Pocket Rough Guide Hong Kong & Macau will help you make the most of your trip. Now available in ePub format.
The Rough Guide to Hong Kong & Macau is the comprehensive guide to this region, taking into account the vast rate of change and giving a clear focus from both a Western and Chinese perspective. Packed with information and clear maps of old buildings and local historical sites, it also has detailed accounts of outdoor activities and revised restaurant listings, from world cuisine to local Chinese dim sum lunch. The guide caters to all visitors whatever their budget. For shopping, there are comprehensive listings on where to find clothing, jewellery, electronics, art or simply souvenirs, plus advice on how to avoid getting ripped off. For those on a budget, the guide is packed with tips on how to stay, travel, eat and enjoy yourself cheaply (including a list of all the free things to do in town). Anyone in Hong Kong with more time to explore will find coverage of everything from taking the Star Ferry Ride to shopping at Temple Street market, with in-depth coverage of downtown bars, remote villages, stunning mountains and the best beaches. Make the most of your holiday with The Rough Guide to Hong Kong & Macau.
This compact, pocket-sized Hong Kong & Macau travel guidebook is ideal for travellers on shorter trips and those trying to make the most of Hong Kong & Macau. This Hong Kong & Macau guidebook covers: Hong Kong Island: Central to Kennedy Town, Hong Kong Island: Wan Chai, Causeway Bay and Happy Valley, Hong Kong Island: the south side, Kowloon: Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon: Jordan to Diamond Hill, The New Territories, Lantau, Lamma and Cheung Chau, Macau. Inside this Hong Kong & Macau travel book you will find: Curated recommendations of places – main attractions, off-the-beaten-track adventures, child-friendly family activities, chilled-out breaks in popular tourist areas Things not to miss in Hong Kong & Macau – Views from The Peak, Star Ferry, São Paulo façade, Maritime Museum, Lan Kwai Fong, Fireworks at Chinese New Year, Yum cha, Tai Hang Fire Dragon, Picnic at Bride’s Pool, Ocean Park, Roasted meats, Temple Street Night Market, Macanese food, Sham Shui Po, Three Lamps District Ready-made itineraries samples – created for different time frames or types of trip Hong Kong & Macau at a glance – an overview map of Hong Kong & Macau with key areas and short descriptions of what you’ll find there Day trips – extra information for those on longer breaks or wanting to venture further afield Practical travel tips – information on how to get there and around, health guidance, tourist information, festivals and events, plus an A–Z directory Handy language section – themed basic vocabulary for greetings, numbers and food and drink Independent reviews – honest descriptions of places to eat, drink or stay, written by our expert authors Accommodation – handy reference guide to a range of hotels for different budgets What’s new – a short overview of the changes in Hong Kong & Macau in recent years for repeat travellers Fully updated post-COVID-19 The guide is a perfect companion both ahead of your trip and on the ground. It gives you a distinct taste of Hong Kong & Macau with a concise edit of all the information you’ll need.
Pocket Rough Guide Hong Kong & Macau is your essential guide to Hong Kong, with information on all the key sights in an an easy-to-use, pocket-size format and a full-color, pull-out map. This guidebook includes the lowdown on the shopping opportunities and cutting-edge architecture of Hong Kong's downtown, parks, and harborside cityscapes-all existing alongside traditional temples and street markets. Go further afield to appreciate the beaches, rural landscapes, and old walled villages of the New Territories, easy to reach in even a short visit, but often overlooked. Across the Pearl River, and close enough for day trips, Macau's eighteenth-century churches and lanes incongruously rub shoulders with ostentatious casinos. Pocket Rough Guide Hong Kong & Macau features inspirational photography and detailed, reliable maps that show you the best of the region. There are dining and entertainment reviews, too, from indigenous Macanese cuisine and the best places for traditional dim sum, to Lan Kwai Fong's bars and old colonial hotels that serve afternoon tea. Make the most of your time with Pocket Rough Guide Hong Kong & Macau.
This resource includes full details of Hong Kong harbour, its shopping and nightlife districts, traditional sites and off-the-beaten track areas of the New Territories and outlying islands. A history and a cultural guide is included, as well as places to eat, drink and sleep on every budget. Background information on post-handover politics and features on festivals, feng shui and Chinese astrology are also included.
INFILTRATE AND DESTROY Mack Bolan's hard probe against pirates raiding, looting and murdering in the Asian Pacific reveals a plot of holy terror: an army of religious fanatics is planning a gruesome jihad against Western invaders. Hopped up on homegrown hash, the enemy fights hard, wages war and follows the orders of a mysterious, charismatic leader. Bolan knows his best and only shot is to go undercover as a fellow fanatic, a convert born of hate in the killing fields of Kosovo. Joining the ranks and preparing to lead the slaughter, the Executioner uncovers a deadly conspiracy that chills his blood. Much bigger than piracy in the Asian shipping lanes, it's a working plan to explode dirty bombs in every major port in the Pacific.