1: Introduction; 2: The Origins of British Interest in Latin America: the Colonial and Independence Eras; 3: The British Government and Latin America from Independence to 1914; 4: Latin America and British Business in the First Half-Century after Independence; 5: The Merchants and Trade, 1870?1914; 6: The Investment Boom and its Consequences, 1810?1914; 7: Three Perspectives on the Links with Britain before 1914: Argentina, Brazil and Chile; 8: The First World War and its Aftermath; 9: The Loss of British Influence: the Great Depression and the Second World War; 10: The Relationship between Britain and Latin America in Retrospect