Informal Empire in Latin America :Culture, Commerce and Capital - Bulletin of Latin American Research Book Series
Informal Empire in Latin America :Culture, Commerce and Capital - Bulletin of Latin American Research Book Series
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20 March, 2008
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An interdisciplinary interrogation of the concept of British ‘informal empire’ in Latin America.
- Builds upon recent advances in the historiography of imperialism and studies of the nineteenth-century modern world, most obviously the work of Ann Stoler, Catherine Hall and C.A. Bayly
- Combines a comparative perspective with the juxtaposition of political economy, cultural history, gendered and postcolonial approaches
- By proposing and debating alternative explanatory models, the book breathes new life into the flagging concept of ‘informal empire’
- Illuminates the study of British imperialism, from which Latin America is usually conspicuous only by its absence, and provides a broad and sound basis for interpreting the complex processes of nation-building and state-formation in Latin America
- Includes essays by scholars who have been shaping the debate for several decades, alongside work by a younger generation of researchers keen to re-conceptualise and re-assess the roles of commerce and culture in shaping informal empire
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781405179324 |
| ISBN10 | 1405179325 |
| Number Of Pages | 288 |
| Item Weight | 390 g |
| Product Dimensions | 155 x 231 x 15 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Format | paperback |
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"Rarely does a single volume illustrate so clearly how new methods can improve an already venerable body of historiography." (Journal of Latin American Studies, April 2009)
Author's Bio
Matthew Brown is a Lecturer in Latin American Studies at the University of Bristol. He is the author of Adventuring through Spanish Colonies: Simón Bolívar, Foreign Mercenaries and the Birth of New Nations (2006).