Antoinette Burton is Professor of History at the University of Illinois, USA. She has written widely on modern Britain and empire. Her most recent publications include A Primer for Teaching World History (2012) and Brown Over Black: Race and the Politics of Postcolonial Citation (2012).Dane Kennedy is Elmer Louis Kayser Professor of History and International Affairs at The George Washington University, USA. His most recent publications include The Last Blank Spaces: Exploring Africa and Australia (2013) and The Highly Civilized Man: Richard Burton and the Victorian World (2005).

How Empire Shaped Us … provides fascinating insights into the production of British imperial history at the intersections of the personal, political, and intellectual. As such, it offers a flavor of the personal investments, the embodied experiences, and the political passion that goes into intellectual labor, all of which get lost in the more traditional, historiographical accounts.

• Notes on ContributorsIntroduction1. From Empire to India and Back: a Career in History - Thomas Metcalf (University of California at Berkeley, USA)2. Seven Pivots Toward Empire - Wiliam Roger Louis (University of Texas, Austin, USA)3. Empire from Above and from Below - John MacKenzie (University of Lancaster, UK)4. Empire and Class: The Making of a History Boy - Richard N. Price (University of Maryland, USA)5. Inside/Outside: A Non-Native Caribbeanist’s Journey - Bridget Brereton (University of the West Indies, Trinidad)6. With and Against the Grain - Catherine Hall (University College London, UK)7. In and Out of Empire: Old Labels and New Histories - Marilyn Lake (Melbourne University, Australia)8. An Education in Empire - Dane Kennedy (The George Washington University, USA)9. A Child of Decolonisation - Philippa Levine (University of Texas, Austin, USA)10. From South Asian Studies to Global History: Searching for Asian Perspectives - Shigeru Akita (University of Osaka, Japan)11. Crooked Lines and Zigzags: From the Neocolonial to the Colonial - Mrinalini Sinha (University of Michigan, USA)12. Some Intimacies of Anglo-American Empire - Antoinette Burton (University of Illinois, USA)13. Homes and Native Lands: Settler Colonialism, National Frames, and the Remaking of History - Adele Perry (University of Manitoba, Canada)14. Empire Made Me - Clare Anderson (University of Leicester, UK)15. Paths to the Past - Tony Ballantyne (University of Otago, New Zealand)16. Conversations with Caroline - Caroline Bressey (University College London, UK)17. Dis-Oriented in a Post-Imperial World - Jonathan Saha (Bristol University, UK)BibliographyIndex

Antoinette Burton is Professor of History at the University of Illinois, USA. She has written widely on modern Britain and empire. Her most recent publications include A Primer for Teaching World History (2012) and Brown Over Black: Race and the Politics of Postcolonial Citation (2012).Dane Kennedy is Elmer Louis Kayser Professor of History and International Affairs at The George Washington University, USA. His most recent publications include The Last Blank Spaces: Exploring Africa and Australia (2013) and The Highly Civilized Man: Richard Burton and the Victorian World (2005).

How Empire Shaped Us … provides fascinating insights into the production of British imperial history at the intersections of the personal, political, and intellectual. As such, it offers a flavor of the personal investments, the embodied experiences, and the political passion that goes into intellectual labor, all of which get lost in the more traditional, historiographical accounts.

• Notes on ContributorsIntroduction1. From Empire to India and Back: a Career in History - Thomas Metcalf (University of California at Berkeley, USA)2. Seven Pivots Toward Empire - Wiliam Roger Louis (University of Texas, Austin, USA)3. Empire from Above and from Below - John MacKenzie (University of Lancaster, UK)4. Empire and Class: The Making of a History Boy - Richard N. Price (University of Maryland, USA)5. Inside/Outside: A Non-Native Caribbeanist’s Journey - Bridget Brereton (University of the West Indies, Trinidad)6. With and Against the Grain - Catherine Hall (University College London, UK)7. In and Out of Empire: Old Labels and New Histories - Marilyn Lake (Melbourne University, Australia)8. An Education in Empire - Dane Kennedy (The George Washington University, USA)9. A Child of Decolonisation - Philippa Levine (University of Texas, Austin, USA)10. From South Asian Studies to Global History: Searching for Asian Perspectives - Shigeru Akita (University of Osaka, Japan)11. Crooked Lines and Zigzags: From the Neocolonial to the Colonial - Mrinalini Sinha (University of Michigan, USA)12. Some Intimacies of Anglo-American Empire - Antoinette Burton (University of Illinois, USA)13. Homes and Native Lands: Settler Colonialism, National Frames, and the Remaking of History - Adele Perry (University of Manitoba, Canada)14. Empire Made Me - Clare Anderson (University of Leicester, UK)15. Paths to the Past - Tony Ballantyne (University of Otago, New Zealand)16. Conversations with Caroline - Caroline Bressey (University College London, UK)17. Dis-Oriented in a Post-Imperial World - Jonathan Saha (Bristol University, UK)BibliographyIndex

Antoinette Burton is Professor of History at the University of Illinois, USA. She has written widely on modern Britain and empire. Her most recent publications include A Primer for Teaching World History (2012) and Brown Over Black: Race and the Politics of Postcolonial Citation (2012).Dane Kennedy is Elmer Louis Kayser Professor of History and International Affairs at The George Washington University, USA. His most recent publications include The Last Blank Spaces: Exploring Africa and Australia (2013) and The Highly Civilized Man: Richard Burton and the Victorian World (2005).

How Empire Shaped Us … provides fascinating insights into the production of British imperial history at the intersections of the personal, political, and intellectual. As such, it offers a flavor of the personal investments, the embodied experiences, and the political passion that goes into intellectual labor, all of which get lost in the more traditional, historiographical accounts.

• Notes on ContributorsIntroduction1. From Empire to India and Back: a Career in History - Thomas Metcalf (University of California at Berkeley, USA)2. Seven Pivots Toward Empire - Wiliam Roger Louis (University of Texas, Austin, USA)3. Empire from Above and from Below - John MacKenzie (University of Lancaster, UK)4. Empire and Class: The Making of a History Boy - Richard N. Price (University of Maryland, USA)5. Inside/Outside: A Non-Native Caribbeanist’s Journey - Bridget Brereton (University of the West Indies, Trinidad)6. With and Against the Grain - Catherine Hall (University College London, UK)7. In and Out of Empire: Old Labels and New Histories - Marilyn Lake (Melbourne University, Australia)8. An Education in Empire - Dane Kennedy (The George Washington University, USA)9. A Child of Decolonisation - Philippa Levine (University of Texas, Austin, USA)10. From South Asian Studies to Global History: Searching for Asian Perspectives - Shigeru Akita (University of Osaka, Japan)11. Crooked Lines and Zigzags: From the Neocolonial to the Colonial - Mrinalini Sinha (University of Michigan, USA)12. Some Intimacies of Anglo-American Empire - Antoinette Burton (University of Illinois, USA)13. Homes and Native Lands: Settler Colonialism, National Frames, and the Remaking of History - Adele Perry (University of Manitoba, Canada)14. Empire Made Me - Clare Anderson (University of Leicester, UK)15. Paths to the Past - Tony Ballantyne (University of Otago, New Zealand)16. Conversations with Caroline - Caroline Bressey (University College London, UK)17. Dis-Oriented in a Post-Imperial World - Jonathan Saha (Bristol University, UK)BibliographyIndex