Britain and Latin America in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

Studies in Modern History

by Rory M. Miller

The first full-length survey of Britain's role in Latin America as a whole from the early 1800s to the 1950s, when influence in the region passed to the United States. Rory Miller examines the reasons for the rise and decline of British influence, and reappraises its impact on the Latin American states. Did it, as often claimed, circumscribe their political autonomy and inhibit their economic development? This sustained case study of imperialism and dependency will have an interest beyond Latin American specialists alone.

Genres: History

327 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Rory Miller is a Reader in International Business History at the University of Liverpool Management School and the Joint Editor of the Journal of Latin American Studies.

Reviews

[Trystan W · Rating 3 out of 5]

Definitely a v flawed argument set out here. The UK barely had any influence in Latin America, ever, I guess. Despite the fact that they controlled the Southern Cone's economies from 1870-1939. Also those invasions and coups don't count. Literally what.

Ok so maybe that was a bit harsh. There is *some* merit to what Miller says - the UK definitely did not have as strong a hegemony as the hegemony which the US built. But, like, still.