Empire made me : an Englishman adrift in Shanghai
Bickers, Robert A.2004
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Shanghai in the wake of World War I was one of the world's most dynamic, brutal and exciting cities. Into this maelstrom stepped a tough and resourceful ex-veteran Englishman to join the police. This is his story, told in part through his rediscovered photograph albums and letters.
Main title:
Empire made me : an Englishman adrift in Shanghai / Robert Bickers.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2004.
Collation:
409 p. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2003.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780141011950 (pbk)
Dewey class:
951.13204951.13204092
Language:
English
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BRN:
1402589