Wolfson History Prize
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Robert A. Bickers
ロバート・エー・ビッカーズ
Robāto A. Bikkāzu
Aliases:
Robert Bickers
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1964-01-01 （Wiltshire, England）
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English, Chinese
- Residence History
- England → Germany → Hong Kong → Bristol
Career
- Occupations
- Historian
- Active Years
- 1990-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Bristol
- Memberships
- British Academy (FBA)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOAS University of London | — | Chinese language | — | 1980年代中盤 | United Kingdom |
SOAS University of London
Chinese language
Period:
1980年代中盤
Year of Graduation:
1987
Country:
United Kingdom
including a year studying in Taiwan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Morris D. Forkosch Prize | Empire Made Me: An Englishman Adrift in Shanghai | — | American Historical Association | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Wolfson History Prize | Out of China: How the Chinese Ended the Era of Western Domination | — | Wolfson Foundation | 最終候補 |
| 2023 | Fellow of the British Academy | — | — | British Academy | 選出 |
Morris D. Forkosch Prize
2004
Work:
Empire Made Me: An Englishman Adrift in Shanghai
Organization:
American Historical Association
Result:
受賞
Wolfson History Prize
2018
Work:
Out of China: How the Chinese Ended the Era of Western Domination
Organization:
Wolfson Foundation
Result:
最終候補
Fellow of the British Academy
2023
Organization:
British Academy
Result:
選出
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
China Bound: John Swire & Sons and Its World
2020 HistoryOut of China: How the Chinese Ended the Era of Western Domination
2017 HistoryEmpire Made Me: An Englishman Adrift in Shanghai
2003 HistoryThe Scramble for China: Foreign Devils in the Qing Empire, 1832-1914
2011 HistoryBritain in China
1999 HistoryBibliography
- Out of China
- China Bound
- Getting Stuck In for Shanghai
- The Scramble for China
- Empire Made Me
- Britain in China
- Settlers and Expatriates: Britons Over the Seas (ed.)
- Britain and China, 1840-1970 (co-ed.)
- Treaty Ports in Modern China (co-ed.)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed archival narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- ColonialismModern Chinese history
Legacy
British historian of modern China and colonialism. Professor at University of Bristol and Fellow of the British Academy. Directs the Hong Kong History Project and Historical Photographs of China.
Academic Societies
- British Academy
Trivia
- Born in a Royal Air Force hospital in Wiltshire. Grew up on RAF bases in England, Germany, and Hong Kong.