Professor Robert Bickers FBA

The history of 19th and 20th century colonialism and global history, and in particular of the British empire and its relations with China and the history of Shanghai (1843-1950s) and Hong Kong; modern China, photography
Headshot of Professor Robert A. Bickers FBAm (credit Bhagesh Sachania)
Fellow type
UK Fellow
Year elected
2023

Current post

University of Bristol Professor of History

Other Fellows of the British Academy

Professor Megan Vaughan FBA

History, African Languages and Literature, Social History in Africa, Economic History in Africa, History of Medicine in Africa.

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Professor Jane Humphries FBA

Eighteenth & nineteenth century economic history: industrialization; wellbeing; labour markets; women's work and family lives; child labour; anthropometrics

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