impressive ... the overall achievement is undeniably impressive. Under the magisterial guidance of Louis ... a vast array of historians has produced a solid monument of contemporary scholarship.

• List of Maps, List of Figures, List of Tables, Abbreviations and Location of Manuscript Sources, List of Contributors ; PART 1 ; 1. Introduction: Britain and the Empire in the Nineteenth Century ; 2. Economics and Empire: The Metropolitan Context ; 3. Economics and Empire: The Periphery and the Imperial Economy ; 4. British Migration and the Peopling of the Empire ; 5. Migration from Africa, Asia, and the South Pacific ; 6. British Policy, Trade, and Informal Empire in the Mid-Nineteenth Century ; 7. Britain and Latin America ; 8. Britain and China 1842-1914 ; 9. Imperial Institutions and the Government of Empire ; 10. Trusteeship, Anti-Slavery and Humanitarianism ; 11. Religion, Missionary Enthusiasm, and Empire ; 12. British Expansion, Empire, and Technological Change ; 13. Empire and Metropolitan Cultures ; 14. Scientific Exploration and Empire ; 15. Defence and Imperial Disunity ; 16. The Political Economy of Empire, 1880-1914 ; PART 2 ; 17. British Expansion and Rule in South-East Asia ; 18. India 1818-1860: The Two Faces of Colonialism ; 19. Imperial India, 1858-1914 ; 20. The Evolution of Colonial Cultures: Nineteenth-Century Asia ; 21. The British West Indies ; 22. Ireland and the Empire ; 23. Canada from 1815 ; 24. Australia and the Western Pacific ; 25. Southern Islands: New Zealand and Polynesia ; 26. Southern Africa, 1795-1910 ; 27. Great Britain and the Partition of Africa, 1870-1914 ; 28. The British Occupation of Egypt from 1882 ; 29. Cultural Encounters: Britain and Africa in the Nineteenth Century ; 30. The British Empire: Costs and Benefits, Prosperity and Security, 1870-1914 ; Chronology, Index

impressive ... the overall achievement is undeniably impressive. Under the magisterial guidance of Louis ... a vast array of historians has produced a solid monument of contemporary scholarship.

• List of Maps, List of Figures, List of Tables, Abbreviations and Location of Manuscript Sources, List of Contributors ; PART 1 ; 1. Introduction: Britain and the Empire in the Nineteenth Century ; 2. Economics and Empire: The Metropolitan Context ; 3. Economics and Empire: The Periphery and the Imperial Economy ; 4. British Migration and the Peopling of the Empire ; 5. Migration from Africa, Asia, and the South Pacific ; 6. British Policy, Trade, and Informal Empire in the Mid-Nineteenth Century ; 7. Britain and Latin America ; 8. Britain and China 1842-1914 ; 9. Imperial Institutions and the Government of Empire ; 10. Trusteeship, Anti-Slavery and Humanitarianism ; 11. Religion, Missionary Enthusiasm, and Empire ; 12. British Expansion, Empire, and Technological Change ; 13. Empire and Metropolitan Cultures ; 14. Scientific Exploration and Empire ; 15. Defence and Imperial Disunity ; 16. The Political Economy of Empire, 1880-1914 ; PART 2 ; 17. British Expansion and Rule in South-East Asia ; 18. India 1818-1860: The Two Faces of Colonialism ; 19. Imperial India, 1858-1914 ; 20. The Evolution of Colonial Cultures: Nineteenth-Century Asia ; 21. The British West Indies ; 22. Ireland and the Empire ; 23. Canada from 1815 ; 24. Australia and the Western Pacific ; 25. Southern Islands: New Zealand and Polynesia ; 26. Southern Africa, 1795-1910 ; 27. Great Britain and the Partition of Africa, 1870-1914 ; 28. The British Occupation of Egypt from 1882 ; 29. Cultural Encounters: Britain and Africa in the Nineteenth Century ; 30. The British Empire: Costs and Benefits, Prosperity and Security, 1870-1914 ; Chronology, Index

impressive ... the overall achievement is undeniably impressive. Under the magisterial guidance of Louis ... a vast array of historians has produced a solid monument of contemporary scholarship.

• List of Maps, List of Figures, List of Tables, Abbreviations and Location of Manuscript Sources, List of Contributors ; PART 1 ; 1. Introduction: Britain and the Empire in the Nineteenth Century ; 2. Economics and Empire: The Metropolitan Context ; 3. Economics and Empire: The Periphery and the Imperial Economy ; 4. British Migration and the Peopling of the Empire ; 5. Migration from Africa, Asia, and the South Pacific ; 6. British Policy, Trade, and Informal Empire in the Mid-Nineteenth Century ; 7. Britain and Latin America ; 8. Britain and China 1842-1914 ; 9. Imperial Institutions and the Government of Empire ; 10. Trusteeship, Anti-Slavery and Humanitarianism ; 11. Religion, Missionary Enthusiasm, and Empire ; 12. British Expansion, Empire, and Technological Change ; 13. Empire and Metropolitan Cultures ; 14. Scientific Exploration and Empire ; 15. Defence and Imperial Disunity ; 16. The Political Economy of Empire, 1880-1914 ; PART 2 ; 17. British Expansion and Rule in South-East Asia ; 18. India 1818-1860: The Two Faces of Colonialism ; 19. Imperial India, 1858-1914 ; 20. The Evolution of Colonial Cultures: Nineteenth-Century Asia ; 21. The British West Indies ; 22. Ireland and the Empire ; 23. Canada from 1815 ; 24. Australia and the Western Pacific ; 25. Southern Islands: New Zealand and Polynesia ; 26. Southern Africa, 1795-1910 ; 27. Great Britain and the Partition of Africa, 1870-1914 ; 28. The British Occupation of Egypt from 1882 ; 29. Cultural Encounters: Britain and Africa in the Nineteenth Century ; 30. The British Empire: Costs and Benefits, Prosperity and Security, 1870-1914 ; Chronology, Index