{"title":"Louisa Lim","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the profound insights of Louisa Lim, a distinguished author renowned for her compelling exploration of history and identity. With a background in journalism and a critical eye for detail, her works provide an enlightening glimpse into the complexities of geopolitical landscapes and cultural narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of her standout works, \u003cem\u003eIndelible City\u003c\/em\u003e, delves into the intricate history of Hong Kong, unearthing stories that are at once personal and political. Her storytelling weaves together historical fact with vivid narrative, offering readers a unique perspective on the city's rich heritage and the ongoing quest for identity amidst changing tides.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLim's books are a vital addition to the History \u0026amp; Military category, appealing to those who seek to understand the nuances of history beyond conventional learning. Her insightful analyses and thorough research make her work a beacon for anyone interested in the deeper socio-political dimensions of East Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"indelible-city-by-louisa-lim-9781922458513","title":"Indelible City","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story of Hong Kong has long been obscured by competing myths: to Britain, a ‘barren rock’ with no appreciable history; to China, a part of Chinese soil from time immemorial that had at last returned to the ancestral fold. To its inhabitants, the city was a place of refuge and rebellion, whose own history was so little taught that they began mythmaking their own past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen protests erupted in 2019 and were met with escalating suppression from Beijing, Louisa Lim—raised in Hong Kong as a half-Chinese, half-English child, and now a reporter who had covered the region for a decade—realised that she was uniquely positioned to unearth Hong Kong’s untold stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLim’s deeply researched and personal account is startling, casting new light on key moments: the British takeover in 1842, the negotiations over the 1997 return to China, and the future Beijing seeks to impose. \u003cem\u003eIndelible City\u003c\/em\u003e features guerrilla calligraphers, amateur historians, and archaeologists who, like Lim, aim to put Hong Kongers at the centre of their own story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWending through it all is the King of Kowloon, whose iconic street art both embodied and inspired the identity of Hong Kong—a site of disappearance and reappearance, power and powerlessness, loss and reclamation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46514784338156,"sku":"9781922458513","price":36.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781922458513.jpg?v=1748891778"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/louisa-lim.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}