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A History of the British Presence in Chile

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From Bloody Mary to Charles Darwin and the Decline of British Influence

ISBN: 0230618499
ISBN 13: 9780230618497
Autor: Edmundson, W
Verlag: Springer Verlag GmbH
Umfang: xii, 276 S., 5 s/w Illustr., 276 p. 5 illus.
Erscheinungsdatum: 18.11.2009
Auflage: 1/2009
Produktform: Gebunden/Hardback
Einband: Gebunden

ORIGINAL: This is the only full-length book that tells the fascinating story of the British presence in Chile. Others have started, but have always given up, due to the amount of research required. The British were present at every turn of events in Chilean history, except the Conquest – not as bystanders but as leading protagonists. Chileans are commonly referred to today as ‚the English of South America’COMPRHENSIVE: This project begins with the events leading up to Mary Tudor being crowned Queen of Chile in 1554 and engages critical texts and historical moments through Darwin’s expeditions in the early 1900sCAPTIVATING STORIES/HISTORY: Edmunson provides the findings of his serious research in a way that brings to life famous historical figures and also illuminates more obscure stories that are dynamic and shaped Chile’s history: The truly formative period of 17 months which Darwin spent in Chile; The full history of British pirates& privateers on the west coast; The sometimes bizarre history of British missionaries; The larger-than-life figure of the British ‚Nitrate King‘; The little-known fact that there was an English Queen of Chile; The story of the pivotal Battle of Coronel in the First World War – the first British naval defeat in hundreds of years; The story of Admiral Cochrane’s defeat of Spanish forces in Chile’s War of Independence

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Beschreibung

This book sets out to narrate the contributions to and influence on the history of Chile that British visitors and immigrants have had, not as bystanders but as key players, starting in 1554 with the English Queen 'Bloody Mary' becoming Queen of Chile, and ending with the decline of British influence following the Second World War.

Autorenporträt

William (Eddie) Edmundson works as a consultant and writer in Recife, Brazil, following a career in teacher training and management with the British Council that has taken him to Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, and his most recent appointment as Director Cuba. Fluent in Spanish (and Portuguese), he started research into the history of the British presence in Chile while Director of the Chilean-British Institute in Concepción, in 1984-1990. His most recent book also has a strong focus on Chile - The Nitrate King: A biography of John Thomas North, published April 2011. William Edmundson has also published widely on English language teaching, and on the survival of steam locomotives in Latin America.

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