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Brute New World - the rediscovery of latin america in the early 19th century (Record no. 523824)
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| fixed length control field | 01658nam a2200193Ia 4500 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 240821s9999 xx 000 0 und d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781350184541 |
| Paper back/Hardbound | pbk |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 822.009 GRE |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Gregory, Desmond |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Brute New World - the rediscovery of latin america in the early 19th century |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | / Desmond Gregory |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st edition |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 2021. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xi, 226 p. ; 23 cm |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | British and American soldiers, naval officers, mining engineers, merchants, businessmen and wealthy travellers flocked to the countries of Latin America following their independence from Spain and Portugal. Most such travellers were entirely ignorant of the continent and expected instant success: easy money, the cheap acquisition of fertile land, military glory or vast mineral wealth. Few of them realized their ambitions, for the overthrow of the old regimes had not brought peace, liberalism and the social conditions in which foreign investment could thrive. To their shock and disgust, they encountered the same civil strife, corruption, squalor and "barbarism", religious intolerance and petty jealousies that had prevailed in earlier centuries. The experiences of these travellers, as noted in their diaries, journals and letters, are presented in this book. It should be of interest to modern-day travellers as well as to historians and students of Latin America. A strength of the book is its coverage of political, business and civilian history as well as military life, throughout the continent. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | English Drama |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Reference |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Anna Centenary Library | Anna Centenary Library | 4TH FLOOR, B WING | 21.08.2024 | 3357.00 | 822.009 GRE | 663765 | 21.08.2024 | Reference |