MacauHistoryandSocietyisthemostauthoritative,comprehensive,andup-to-dateaccountofMacaufromitsinceptionasaPortuguesecolonytoitspresent-daystatusasaspecialadministrativeregion.Inthisnewedition,ZhidongHaoincludesresearchonthemostpressingissuesfacingMacau:ethnicandclassstratification,thepoliticsofeducation,andproblemsrelatedtothegamblingindustry.
Macauis,aboveall,aplacewhereculturesinteract.Thisbookshowshowsuchaninteractionhasbeenasourceofbothopportunitiesandtension.Inaddition,HaoshowshowMacauhasbeenuniquelyexposedtolocal,regional,andglobalforces,theconjunctionofwhichhasdemandedaconstanteffortfromthepeopleofMacau;theyareexpectedtobecosmopolitanyetuniquelylocal.Theessenceoftheiridentitythusremainsafascinatingsubjectofresearch.
