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Record Nr.

UNINA9910483240203321

Autore

Rock David

Titolo

The British in Argentina [[electronic resource] ] : Commerce, Settlers and Power, 1800–2000 / / by David Rock

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019

ISBN

3-319-97855-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (440 pages)

Collana

Britain and the World

Disciplina

982.00421

Soggetti

History

Latin America—History

Great Britain—History

Imperialism

Economic history

Popular Science in History

Latin American History

History of Britain and Ireland

Imperialism and Colonialism

Economic History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: Soldiers and Merchants -- Chapter 2: Diplomats, Settlers and Travellers -- Chapter 3: Empire Builders and Their Adversaries -- Chapter 4: Ranchers and Shepherds -- Chapter 5: Bankers and Investors -- Chapter 6: Employees and Educators -- Chapter 7: Partners and Competitors -- Chapter 8: Britain and Perón -- Chapter 9: Epilogue: Pathways to Integration.

Sommario/riassunto

Drawing on largely unexplored nineteenth- and twentieth-century sources, this book offers an in-depth study of Britain’s presence in Argentina. Its subjects include the nineteenth-century rise of British trade, merchants and explorers, of investment and railways, and of British imperialism. Spanning the period from the Napoleonic Wars until the end of the twentieth century, it provides a comprehensive history of the unique British community in Argentina. Later sections examine the



decline of British influence in Argentina from World War I into the early 1950s. Finally, the book traces links between British multinationals and the political breakdown in Argentina of the 1970s and early 1980s, leading into dictatorship and the Falklands War. Combining economic, social and political history, this extensive volume offers new insights into both the historical development of Argentina and of British interests overseas.