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Informal Empire in Latin America: Culture, Commerce and Capital
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Description for Informal Empire in Latin America: Culture, Commerce and Capital
Paperback. * 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. Editor(s): Brown, Matthew. Series: Bulletin of Latin American Research Book Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JHM; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
An interdisciplinary interrogation of the concept of British ‘informal empire’ in Latin America.
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 ... Read more
- 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
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Series
Bulletin of Latin American Research Book Series
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9781405179324
SKU
V9781405179324
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About Brown
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).
Reviews for Informal Empire in Latin America: Culture, Commerce and Capital
"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)