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This riveting "biography of a nobody" offers a rare view of empire from the bottom up and a glimpse of the making of modern China. Robert Bickers mines the letters of Richard Tinkler along with archival files to create a fascinating and much-needed narrative of everyday life in the colonial world and an unvarnished portrait of the colonial experience that will permanently affect our view of it.
About the Author
Robert Bickers is Senior Lecturer in History at Bristol University. He has published extensively on Chinese history.
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- PublisherPenguin Group (USA) Incorporated
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0713996846
- ISBN 13 9780713996845
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages409
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ISBN 13: 9780713996845
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hardcover. Condition: UsedVeryGood. Very Good condition.Crisp pages. Clean cover and pages. Book shows minimal shelf wear. No highlighting/marking. Not Satisfied? Contact us to get a refund. Seller Inventory # BRG-44_2_012
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Shanghai in the wake of the First World War was one of the world's most dynamic, brutal and exciting cities - an incredible panorama of nightclubs, opium-dens, gambling and murder. Threatened from within by communist workers and from without by Chinese warlords and Japanese troops, and governed by an ever more desperate British-dominated administration, Shanghai was both mesmerising and terrible. Into this maelstrom stepped a tough and resourceful ex-veteran Englishman to join the police. It is his story, told in part through his rediscovered photo-albums and letters, that Robert Bickers has uncovered in this remarkable, moving book. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR001622988
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