Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Chapter One. The Fall of Monarchic Empires 22
6. Chapter Two. The Collapse of Imperial Constitutions 53
7. Chapter Three. The Genealogy of Napoleon’s “Special Laws” for the Colonies 74
8. Chapter Four. The British Empire beyond the American Crisis 89
9. Chapter Five. Theory and Practice of French Spécialité 111
10. Chapter Six. Spain and Its Colonies: The survival of The oldest 127
11. Chapter Seven. The Long Road to 1898 154
12. Chapter Eight. The Imperial Nation 185
13. Chapter Nine. Ruling across the Color Line 208
14. Conclusion 233
15. Notes 243
16. Bibliography 329
17. Index 397
18. A note on the type 401