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A brit informális birodalom Latin-Amerikában
The British Informal Empire in Latin America

Author(s): András Bakó
Subject(s): Cultural history, Diplomatic history, History of ideas, Developing nations, 19th Century, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Politics and Identity
Published by: Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem, Új-és Jelenkori Egyetemes Történeti Tanszék
Keywords: Informal Empire; Latin-America; Argentina; Brazil; Great Britain;

Summary/Abstract: The concept of „informal empire” was conceived in the 1950s with the publication of the article by John Gallagher and Ronald Robinson intitled The Imperialism of Free Trade. The purpose of this article is to define the meaning and provide an overview of the practical application of the con-cept in the context of some concrete examples from Latin America, such as the case of the promotion of free trade and investments, as well as the abolishment of slave trade.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 201-212
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Hungarian
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