Britain's Informal Empire in Spain, 1830-1950: Free Trade, Protectionism and Military Power

by Nick Sharman

Based on five years of archival research, this book offers a radical reinterpretation of Britain and Spain's relationship during the growth, apogee and decline of the British Empire. It shows that from the early nineteenth century Britain turned Spain into an 'informal' colony, using its economic and military dominance to achieve its strategic and economic ends. Britain's free trade campaign, which aimed to tear down the legal barriers to its explosive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030779521
• ISBN13: 9783030779528
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"