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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet's Pocket Hong Kong is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Ride the legendary Star Ferry, take in the views from Victoria Peak, or stroll along Tsim Sha Tsui East Promenade; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of the best of Hong Kong and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's Pocket Hong Kong: *Full-colour maps and images throughout *Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests *Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots *Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices *Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss *Free, convenient pull-out Hong Kong city map (included in print version), plus
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Hall relates his encounters with Serbs, Croats, and Muslims,"real people, likeable people" who are now overcome with suspicionsand anxiety about one another. Hall takes the standard explanationsand inverts our perceptions of the country. What emerges is aportrait of a country that possibly should never have been, and isin the process of insuring that it will never be again.
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