Lewis examines the complex combinations of British and Argentine forces involved in the rapid development of modern Argentina after its former pastoral and parochial socio-economic structure was superseded by the formation of a modern republic, which was largely financed by external sources and made it one of the most dynamic and prosperous countries of the mid and late 19th century. His work demonstrates the conflicting, often contradictory, expectations of the parties concerned, and how these divergent expectations and preconceptions were successfully harmonised and evolved.

British railways in Argentina, 1857-1914: A case study of foreign investment (Institute of Latin American Studies monographs)

Engineering & Transportation

Lewis, Colin M.

Transportation

Distributor in USA and Canada, Humanities Press

British Railways in Argentina 1857-1914: A Case Study of Foreign Investment (History: Bloomsbury Academic Collections)

Business & Money

International

Bloomsbury Academic

<p>Argentina celebrated a century of independence from Spain in 1910, and the republic was the tenth most important trading nation in the global economy. Although it had the promise of growth and industrial development at the time, crises, mismanagement, and unrealized potential associated with authoritarianism, populism, and military coups (culminating in thousands of “disappearances” over a period of unparalleled state terror) prevented that from happening. By 2001, Argentina announced that it would not service its foreign debt, triggering the largest default in world financial history. Since then, the country has sought to recapture the potential and promise of the past, and its place in the world while escaping from what appeared to be an interminable cycle of expansion, crises, conflict, and institutional collapse. <br><br>Historical Dictionary of Argentina contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, an extensive bibliography, and more than 800 cross-referenced entries on the country’s important personalities and aspects of its politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Argentina.</p>

Historical Dictionary of Argentina (Historical Dictionaries of the Americas)

History

Duggan, Bernardo A.

Americas

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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