 Informal Empire in Latin America
ISBN: 978-1-4051-7932-4
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296 pages
April 2008, Wiley-Blackwell
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Preface.
Acknowledgements.
About the Cover Images.
Contributor Biographies.
Introduction Matthew Brown (University of Bristol).
1. Rethinking British Informal Empire in Latin America (Especially Argentina): Alan Knight (St. Antony's College, Oxford).
2. The British in Argentina: From Informal Empire to Postcolonialism: David Rock (University of California).
3. Commercial Christianity: The British and Foreign Bible Society's Interest in Spanish America, 1805-1830: Karen Racine (University of Guelph).
4. Britain, the Argentine and Informal Empire: Rethinking the Role of Railway Companies: Colin M. Lewis (London School of Economics and Political Science).
5. Finance, Ambition and Romanticism in the River Plate, 1880-1892: Charles Jones (University of Cambridge).
6. Appropriating the 'Unattainable': The British Travel Experience in Patagonia: Fernanda Pe?aloza (University of Manchester).
7. 'Weapons of the Weak?' Colombia and Foreign Powers in the Nineteenth Century: Malcolm Deas (St. Antony's College, Oxford).
8. 'Literature Can Be Our Teacher': Reading Informal Empire in El ingles de los guesos: Jennifer L. French (Williams College, USA).
9. The Artful Seductions of Informal Empire: Louise Guenther (Universidade Federale de Minas Gerais, Brazil).
10. Afterword: Informal Empire: Past, Present and Future: Andrew Thompson (University of Leeds).
References.
Index.
Acknowledgements.
About the Cover Images.
Contributor Biographies.
Introduction Matthew Brown (University of Bristol).
1. Rethinking British Informal Empire in Latin America (Especially Argentina): Alan Knight (St. Antony's College, Oxford).
2. The British in Argentina: From Informal Empire to Postcolonialism: David Rock (University of California).
3. Commercial Christianity: The British and Foreign Bible Society's Interest in Spanish America, 1805-1830: Karen Racine (University of Guelph).
4. Britain, the Argentine and Informal Empire: Rethinking the Role of Railway Companies: Colin M. Lewis (London School of Economics and Political Science).
5. Finance, Ambition and Romanticism in the River Plate, 1880-1892: Charles Jones (University of Cambridge).
6. Appropriating the 'Unattainable': The British Travel Experience in Patagonia: Fernanda Pe?aloza (University of Manchester).
7. 'Weapons of the Weak?' Colombia and Foreign Powers in the Nineteenth Century: Malcolm Deas (St. Antony's College, Oxford).
8. 'Literature Can Be Our Teacher': Reading Informal Empire in El ingles de los guesos: Jennifer L. French (Williams College, USA).
9. The Artful Seductions of Informal Empire: Louise Guenther (Universidade Federale de Minas Gerais, Brazil).
10. Afterword: Informal Empire: Past, Present and Future: Andrew Thompson (University of Leeds).
References.
Index.
