Britain and Latin America in the 19th and 20th Centuries

by Rory Miller

Overview

The first full-length survey of Britain's role in Latin America as a whole from the early 1800s to the 1950s, when influence in the region passed to the United States. Rory Miller examines the reasons for the rise and decline of British influence, and reappraises its impact on the Latin American states. Did it, as often claimed, circumscribe their political autonomy and inhibit their economic development? This sustained case study of imperialism and dependency will have an interest beyond Latin American specialists alone.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780582497214
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/05/1993
Series:	Studies In Modern History
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	342
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1: Introduction; 2: The Origins of British Interest in Latin America: the Colonial and Independence Eras; 3: The British Government and Latin America from Independence to 1914; 4: Latin America and British Business in the First Half-Century after Independence; 5: The Merchants and Trade, 1870–1914; 6: The Investment Boom and its Consequences, 1810–1914; 7: Three Perspectives on the Links with Britain before 1914: Argentina, Brazil and Chile; 8: The First World War and its Aftermath; 9: The Loss of British Influence: the Great Depression and the Second World War; 10: The Relationship between Britain and Latin America in Retrospect

Editorial Reviews

"Tyhe book is a ground-breaking guide. The strengths of the text lie in its organisation [it] succeeds in providing LAtin Americanists with an invaulable source."
Latin American Studies

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