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...
An interdisciplinary interrogation of the concept of British 'informal empire' in Latin America.
