1. Definitions of “Empire” and Approaches to the Study of Its History

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Definitions of “Empire” and Approaches to the Study of Its History 17
6. 2. Western Europe in a World of Empires 31
7. 3. The First Seaborne Empires: Portugal, Spain, and the Wider World before 1600 47
8. 4. The Challenge to Iberian Dominance: The Rise of Britain, France, and the Dutch Republic as Competitor Imperial States after 1600 61
9. 5. Consolidation, Conflict, and Reform in the Long Eighteenth Century 77
10. 6. Law, Governance, and Institutional Frameworks 97
11. 7. The Political Economy of Empire and Its Consequences 115
12. 8. Imperial Migrations: Coerced, Forced, and “Free” 131
13. 9. Labor Regimes 145
14. 10. Creole Societies, Mestizaje, and the Regulation of Hybridity 160
15. 11. Collaboration, Resistance, and the Fortunes of Empire 174
16. 12. The Age of Revolutions 190
17. Epilogue: Continuities and Disjunctures 207
18. Notes 223
19. Bibliography 247
20. Index 285