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In the first decades of the 1800s, after almost three centuries of Iberian rule, former Spanish territories fragmented into more than a dozen new polities. Edge of Empire analyzes the emergence of Montevideo as a hot spot of Atlantic trade and regional center of power, often opposing Buenos Aires. By focusing on commercial and social networks in the Rio de la Plata region, the book examines how Montevideo merchant elites used transimperial connections to expand their influence, and how their trade offered crucial support to Montevideo's autonomist projects. These transimperial networks offered different political, social, and economic options to local societies and shaped the formation of political projects that emerged in the region, including the formation of Uruguay. This book connects South America to the broader Atlantic World, providing an excellent case study for examining the significance of cross-border interactions in shaping independence processes and political identities.

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Book category Books in English Humanities History Regional & national history

• Full title: Edge of Empire
• Subtitle: Atlantic Networks and Revolution in Bourbon Rio De La Plata
• Author: Fabricio Prado
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264
• EAN: 9780520285163
• ISBN: 0520285166
• ID: 09257633
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Weight: 374 g
• Dimensions: 153 × 229 × 17 mm
• Date of publishing: 20. November 2015

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