Getting Stuck in for Shanghai: Putting the Kibosh on the Kaiser from the Bund

Robert A Bickers

Getting Stuck in for Shanghai: Putting the Kibosh on the Kaiser from the Bund

Robert A Bickers

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After 1914, between tiffin and a day at the race track, the British in Shanghai enjoyed a life far removed from the horrors of the Great War. Shanghai's status as a treaty port – with its foreign concessions home to expatriates from every corner of the globe – made it the most cosmopolitan city in Asia. The city's inhabitants on either side of the conflict continued to mix socially to mix socially after the outbreak of war, the bond amongst foreign nationals being almost as strong as that between countrymen. But as news of the slaughter spread of the Far East, and in particular the sinking of the Lusitania, their ambivalence turned to antipathy. In this First World War Special, historian Robert Bickers explores the contradictions, patriotic fervour and battlefield experiences of the largest contingent of Shanghai Britons to fight the Kaiser’s forces in Europe.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Sydney, Australia
Publisher	Penguin Books
Number of pages	138
ISBN (Electronic)	9780143800309
ISBN (Print)	9780143800293
Publication status	Published - 5 May 2014

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First World War
China
Shanghai

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2 Chapter in a book
1 Article (Academic Journal)
1 Article (Specialist Publication)

Moving stories: Memorialisation and its legacies in treaty port China
Bickers, R., 28 Jan 2016, Decolonising Imperial Heroes: Cultural legacies of the British and French Empires. Jones, M., Sèbe, B., Taithe, B. & Yeandle, P. (eds.). Routledge, p. 40-70 31 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter in a book
Tsingtao and China
Bickers, R., 1 Nov 2015, The Sikh Chronicles: The Official Journal of the WW1 Sikh Memorial Fund. Singh-Sohal, J. (ed.). WW1 Sikh Memorial Fund, p. 36-39
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter in a book
Moving stories: Memorialisation and its legacies in treaty port China
Bickers, R., 27 Oct 2014, In: Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History. 42, 5, p. 826-856 31 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review

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2 Finished

British Inter-university China Centre Phase 2
Bickers, R. (Principal Investigator)
13/02/12 → 12/08/14
Project: Research
TREATY PORT CHINA AND ITS LEGACIES, 1842-1999
Bickers, R. (Principal Investigator)
1/03/09 → 1/07/09
Project: Research

2 Public talk, debate, discussion
1 Schools engagement

From Peking to Paris: China and the First World War
Bickers, R. (Participant)
3 Feb 2015
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public talk, debate, discussion
Talk at Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong branch
Bickers, R. (Participant)
14 Jan 2015
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public talk, debate, discussion
Keynote address, 'Moved by Conflict' schools conference, M-Shed
Bickers, R. (Speaker)
13 Oct 2014
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Schools engagement

Professor Robert Bickers
- Robert.Bickersbristol.acuk
- Department of History (Historical Studies) - Professor of History
- Migration Mobilities Bristol
Person: Academic , Member

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