{"product_id":"9781405179324","title":"Informal Empire in Latin America Culture, Commerce and Capital","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBulletin of Latin American Research Book Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eInformal Empire in Latin America\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCulture, Commerce and Capital\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMatthew Brown\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ International Relations \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAn interdisciplinary interrogation of the concept of British ‘informal empire’ in Latin America.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBuilds 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCombines a comparative perspective with the juxtaposition of political economy, cultural history, gendered and postcolonial approaches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBy proposing and debating alternative explanatory models, the book breathes new life into the flagging concept of ‘informal empire’\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIlluminates 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eMatthew Brown\u003c\/b\u003e is a Lecturer in Latin American Studies at the University of Bristol. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAdventuring through Spanish Colonies: Simón Bolívar, Foreign Mercenaries and the Birth of New Nations\u003c\/i\u003e (2006). \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 April 2008\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405179324\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379171750028,"sku":"9781405179324","price":32.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405179324_6ba37e3c-071e-4eef-953c-c5d67ab925de.jpg?v=1780142783","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405179324","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}