The British in Argentina Commerce, Settlers and Power, 1800-2000 /

• Main Author: Rock, David (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Britain and the World
• Subjects: 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.

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. Spa...

Table of Contents:

• 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.