Informal empire : Mexico and Central America in Victorian culture / Robert D. Aguirre.

Author/creator Aguirre, Robert D.
Format Book
Publication InfoMinneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2005.
Descriptionxxix, 198 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Mexico--Relations. --Great Britain.
Great Britain--Relations. --Mexico.
Mexico--Foreign public opinion, British.
Central America--Relations. --Great Britain.
Great Britain--Relations. --Central America.
Central America--Foreign public opinion, British.
Great Britain--Civilization. --American influences.
Mexico--Antiquities. --Collection and preservation. --Great Britain.
Central America--Antiquities. --Collection and preservation. --Great Britain.

Contents "Open for inspection" : Mexico at the Egyptian Hall in 1824 -- Buena vista : panoramas and the visualization of conquest -- Agencies of the letter : the British Museum, the Foreign Office, and the ruins of Central America -- Freak show : the Aztec children and the ruins of race.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 149-190) and index.
LCCN 2004018507
ISBN0816644993 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN0816645000 (pb : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks F1228.5.G7 A34 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold