Oxford University Press has recently published a wide variety of historical titles in paperback. Pride of place must go to the five volume Oxford History of the British Empire written under the general editorship of Professor William Roger Lewis and published in hardback in 1998. The five volumes, describe the history and effect of the Empire on world history. The scholars who contributed and the volumes' individual editors all deserve high praise for thie massive undertaking.

• List of Maps, List of Figures, List of Tables, Abbreviations and Location of Manuscript Sources, List of Contributors ; 1. Introduction ; 2. The British Empire in the Edwardian Era ; 3. A Third British Empire? The Dominion Idea in Imperial Politics ; 4. The Metropolitan Economics of Empire ; 5. The British Empire and the Great War, 1914-1918 ; 6. Ireland and the Empire-Commonwealth, 1900-1948 ; 7. Migrants and Settlers ; 8. Critics of Empire ; 9. The Popular Culture of Empire in Britain ; 10. Colonial Rule ; 11. Bureaucracy and 'Trusteeship' in the Colonial Empire ; 12. 'Deceptive Might': Imperial Defence and Security, 1900-1968 ; 13. The Second World War ; 14. The Dissolution of the British Empire ; 15. Imperialism and After: The Economy of the Empire on the Periphery ; 16. Gender in the British Empire ; 17. The British Empire and the Muslim Worlds ; 18. India ; 19. Ceylon ; 20. Imperialism and Nationalism in South-East Asia ; 21. Britain's Informal Empire in the Middle East ; 22. West Africa ; 23. East Africa ; 24. Southern Africa ; 25. Canada, the North Atlantic Triangle, and the Empire ; 26. The British Caribbean from Demobilization to Constitutional Decolonization ; 27. Latin America ; 28. China ; 29. Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands ; 30. Commonwealth Legacy ; 31. Epilogue ; Chronology, Index

Oxford University Press has recently published a wide variety of historical titles in paperback. Pride of place must go to the five volume Oxford History of the British Empire written under the general editorship of Professor William Roger Lewis and published in hardback in 1998. The five volumes, describe the history and effect of the Empire on world history. The scholars who contributed and the volumes' individual editors all deserve high praise for thie massive undertaking.

• List of Maps, List of Figures, List of Tables, Abbreviations and Location of Manuscript Sources, List of Contributors ; 1. Introduction ; 2. The British Empire in the Edwardian Era ; 3. A Third British Empire? The Dominion Idea in Imperial Politics ; 4. The Metropolitan Economics of Empire ; 5. The British Empire and the Great War, 1914-1918 ; 6. Ireland and the Empire-Commonwealth, 1900-1948 ; 7. Migrants and Settlers ; 8. Critics of Empire ; 9. The Popular Culture of Empire in Britain ; 10. Colonial Rule ; 11. Bureaucracy and 'Trusteeship' in the Colonial Empire ; 12. 'Deceptive Might': Imperial Defence and Security, 1900-1968 ; 13. The Second World War ; 14. The Dissolution of the British Empire ; 15. Imperialism and After: The Economy of the Empire on the Periphery ; 16. Gender in the British Empire ; 17. The British Empire and the Muslim Worlds ; 18. India ; 19. Ceylon ; 20. Imperialism and Nationalism in South-East Asia ; 21. Britain's Informal Empire in the Middle East ; 22. West Africa ; 23. East Africa ; 24. Southern Africa ; 25. Canada, the North Atlantic Triangle, and the Empire ; 26. The British Caribbean from Demobilization to Constitutional Decolonization ; 27. Latin America ; 28. China ; 29. Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands ; 30. Commonwealth Legacy ; 31. Epilogue ; Chronology, Index

Oxford University Press has recently published a wide variety of historical titles in paperback. Pride of place must go to the five volume Oxford History of the British Empire written under the general editorship of Professor William Roger Lewis and published in hardback in 1998. The five volumes, describe the history and effect of the Empire on world history. The scholars who contributed and the volumes' individual editors all deserve high praise for thie massive undertaking.

• List of Maps, List of Figures, List of Tables, Abbreviations and Location of Manuscript Sources, List of Contributors ; 1. Introduction ; 2. The British Empire in the Edwardian Era ; 3. A Third British Empire? The Dominion Idea in Imperial Politics ; 4. The Metropolitan Economics of Empire ; 5. The British Empire and the Great War, 1914-1918 ; 6. Ireland and the Empire-Commonwealth, 1900-1948 ; 7. Migrants and Settlers ; 8. Critics of Empire ; 9. The Popular Culture of Empire in Britain ; 10. Colonial Rule ; 11. Bureaucracy and 'Trusteeship' in the Colonial Empire ; 12. 'Deceptive Might': Imperial Defence and Security, 1900-1968 ; 13. The Second World War ; 14. The Dissolution of the British Empire ; 15. Imperialism and After: The Economy of the Empire on the Periphery ; 16. Gender in the British Empire ; 17. The British Empire and the Muslim Worlds ; 18. India ; 19. Ceylon ; 20. Imperialism and Nationalism in South-East Asia ; 21. Britain's Informal Empire in the Middle East ; 22. West Africa ; 23. East Africa ; 24. Southern Africa ; 25. Canada, the North Atlantic Triangle, and the Empire ; 26. The British Caribbean from Demobilization to Constitutional Decolonization ; 27. Latin America ; 28. China ; 29. Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands ; 30. Commonwealth Legacy ; 31. Epilogue ; Chronology, Index