{"product_id":"british-relations-with-mexico-since-mark-lawrence-9781350506947","title":"British Relations with Mexico Since the Colonial Era: Anglo-Mexicana","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThrough a focus on the role of war in shaping attitudes, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBritish Relations with Mexico since the Colonial Era\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e examines the historical relationship between Britain and Mexico for the first time.\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Lawrence insightfully traces Mexico's journey from being an object of smuggling and 'Black Legend' myth-making during the centuries of Spanish colonialism to its emergence in the 19th century as an offbeat destination for Britain's tourists, adventurers, mercenaries and traders. Lawrence reflects on how commercial interests pre-empted diplomatic recognition of Mexican independence and analyses the century of entanglements in war and peace which followed. The book then goes on to consider Britain's secondary role to the USA in terms of investments and informal empire in Mexico after 1914. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing biographies, travel narratives, and diplomatic evidence from Britain, Mexico, and sources held in US libraries, this book offers a uniquely entwined history of Mexican relations, distinct from dominant binary visions of orientalism, inferiority complexes ('\u003ci\u003emalinchismo\u003c\/i\u003e') and informal empire. It is a valuable comparative history that contextualises British impressions by exploring Mexican reactions and Britain's 'Anglo' identity in the context of rising US hegemony south of the Río Grande.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Lawrence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 135050694X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350506947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.00d","brand":"Mark Lawrence","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47580036530431,"sku":"9781350506947","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b6b5b6b6-172c-47ac-bffe-1f1ad55f00fc.jpg?v=1763878357","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/british-relations-with-mexico-since-mark-lawrence-9781350506947","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}