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3295429Getting Stuck in For Shanghaihttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/getting-stuck-in-for-shanghai-putting-the-kibosh-on-the-kaiser-from-thebund-the-british-at-shanghai-and-the-great-war-penguin-specials-9780143800309/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3372010/b4c38d07-9b05-47c5-bd4e-5e3dc930de14.jpg?v=638385279819770000184184MXNPenguin Random House AustraliaInStock/Ebooks/<p>After 1914, between <em>tiffin</em> and a day at the race track, the British in Shanghai enjoyed a life far removed from the horrors of the Great War. Shanghais 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 citys inhabitants on either side of the conflict continued 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 <em>Lusitania</em>, 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 Kaisers forces in Europe.</p>...3231848Getting Stuck in For Shanghai184184https://www.gandhi.com.mx/getting-stuck-in-for-shanghai-putting-the-kibosh-on-the-kaiser-from-thebund-the-british-at-shanghai-and-the-great-war-penguin-specials-9780143800309/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3372010/b4c38d07-9b05-47c5-bd4e-5e3dc930de14.jpg?v=638385279819770000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20149780143800309_W3siaWQiOiI2MDg4MWViZi1iZTVkLTQyYjEtYjQ2NS1mN2I3ZjAxYTE0MWQiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjE4MCwiZGlzY291bnQiOjAsInNlbGxpbmdQcmljZSI6MTgwLCJpbmNsdWRlc1RheCI6dHJ1ZSwicHJpY2VUeXBlIjoiV2hvbGVzYWxlIiwiY3VycmVuY3kiOiJNWE4iLCJmcm9tIjoiMjAyNC0xMi0wMVQwMDowMDowMFoiLCJyZWdpb24iOiJNWCIsImlzUHJlb3JkZXIiOmZhbHNlfV0=9780143800309_<p>After 1914, between <em>tiffin</em> and a day at the race track, the British in Shanghai enjoyed a life far removed from the horrors of the Great War. Shanghais 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 citys inhabitants on either side of the conflict continued 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 <em>Lusitania</em>, 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 Kaisers forces in Europe.</p>9780143800309_Penguin Random House Australialibro_electonico_e83084e8-bc19-3468-bed7-9e33a1107707_9780143800309;9780143800309_9780143800309Robert BickersInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/penguinau-epub-102008f6-21c7-4599-b217-470526fa1758.epub2014-07-23T00:00:00+00:00Penguin Random House Australia