{"product_id":"empire-on-edge-the-british-struggle-for-order-in-belize-during-yucatans-caste-war-1847-1901-paperback-softback-9781108737050","title":"Empire on Edge; The British Struggle for Order in Belize during Yucatan's Caste War, 1847–1901 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108737050","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEmpire on Edge\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe British Struggle for Order in Belize during Yucatan's Caste War, 1847–1901\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReveals how British officials attempted to understand and impose order on northern Belize during the second half of the nineteenth century.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRajeshwari Dutt (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108737050, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 13 November 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e200 pages\u003cbr\u003e27 x 18 x 1.4 cm, 0.332 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Empire on Edge is overall a necessary and insightful contribution to scholarship on British imperial interventions in Latin America, particularly in Belize, given its exceptional status as  both a Caribbean and Central American nation.' Marisa Palacios Knox, Victorian Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHow does empire operate in frontiers and borderlands during times of conflict? Empire on Edge reveals how British officials attempted, during the second half of the nineteenth century, to understand and impose order on northern Belize, an area that was both a frontier of colonial power and the locus of a disputed border with Mexico. Their efforts were complicated by the local ramifications of Yucatán's Caste War (1847–1901), a long-lasting, violent struggle between segments of the indigenous Maya in southeast Mexico and the Mexican state. The book also illuminates how people who were subject to these efforts, especially the Hispanic and various Maya groups, sought to thwart them by building alliances across seemingly firm lines of racial and ethnic division. Along the way, important questions are raised about the dissonance between colonial and imperial projects, the nature of frontiers and borderlands, and the local effects of disputes between bordering countries.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Business as usual\u003cbr\u003e 2. Ungoverned passions\u003cbr\u003e 3. Costs of protection\u003cbr\u003e 4. Uneasy alliances\u003cbr\u003e 5. The enemy within\u003cbr\u003e 6. Loyal subjects\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Revolutions,%20uprisings,%20rebellions%20%5BHBTV%5D%22\"\u003eHBTV\u003c\/a\u003e], Colonialism \u0026amp; imperialism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Colonialism \u0026amp; imperialism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Colonialism%20\u0026amp;%20imperialism%20%5BHBTQ%5D%22\"\u003eHBTQ\u003c\/a\u003e], Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Modern%20history%20to%2020th%20century:%20c%201700%20to%20c%201900%20%5BHBLL%5D%22\"\u003eHBLL\u003c\/a\u003e], History of the Americas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of the Americas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20the%20Americas%20%5BHBJK%5D%22\"\u003eHBJK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52507203076376,"sku":"9781108737050","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781108737050i.jpg?v=1786439329","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/empire-on-edge-the-british-struggle-for-order-in-belize-during-yucatans-caste-war-1847-1901-paperback-softback-9781108737050","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}