On the Far Western Front Britain's First World War in South America

by Dehne, Phillip A.

• ISBN13: 9780719080050
• ISBN10: 0719080053
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-04-01
• Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PR

Summary

This book uncovers a forgotten campaign of the First World War, the fight to dominate South America. Propelled by the fear and energy of British businessmen, Britain created a complex economic war against local Germans, with the aim of permanently overturning German dominance in lucrative avenues of international trade. By utilizing government, press, and business archives in Britain and South America, Dehne produces a lively account of the way the campaign was conducted on both sides of the Atlantic. In examining the hopes and difficulties faced by Britain in fighting this war,On the Far WesternFront reshapes our understanding of the parameters of early twentieth century globalization and the limitations of British imperial power.This book will persuade anyone interested in the First World War that the conflict must be examined beyond the battlefields of Europe. It comprises a significant contribution to the new field of the history of globalization, and it will also appeal to anyone interested in the economic, diplomatic, and imperial history of the early twentieth century. As Dehne suggests new reasons for the emergence of anti-foreign populist politics in South American states, students of Latin American history will also find the book important. It is aimed for upper-level undergraduates and above.'

Author Biography

Phillip Dehne is Associate Professor of History at St. Joseph’s College, New York.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. viii
Maps	p. x
List of abbreviations	p. xiv
Introduction	p. 1
The rise of the Anglo-German antagonism in South America, 1900-14	p. 8
"What sort of patriotism is this? " Demanding changes to the British war, August 1914-December 1915	p. 40
The British government redefines Germanness	p. 62
The "ceaseless vigil": compiling the Statutory Blacklist	p. 77
Fighting a "constructive" war	p. 100
Cloaks, Turks, the Octopus, and other Undesirables: Travails of the trade warriors in South America	p. 128
How the economic war shaped South American engagement in the World War	p. 159
Attempting to bring Greater Britain into the post-war Conclusion: remembering the Great War in South America	p. 211
Notes	p. 219
Bibliography	p. 264
Index	p. 275
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