Global Hong Kong locates Hong Kong in the contemporary globalizing world. Wong and McDonogh focus on the new cultures and social formations of contemporary Hong Kong, as well as the transformation of the physical city itself.

Gary McDonogh is Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Growth and Structure of Cities Program at Bryn Mawr College. Cindy Wong is an associate professor in the Department of Media Culture at the College of Staten Island, City University of New York, where she recently received tenure.

Introduction: Why Hong Kong? 1. Reading Hong Kong in Place and Time 2. Origins and Growth, 1840s-1930s 3. Transformations of Hong Kong, 1930-1970 4. Toward the 21st Century: Speed and Paradox 5. Hong Kong and its Regional Context 6. Hong Kong and Cities of East Asia 7 Diasporic Hong Kong