Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Figures ix
4. Preface xi
5. Acknowledgments xv
6. Note on Translation and Transliteration xvii
7. Introduction: Old Empire, New Empire 1
8. 1. Ottoman Libya, the Eastern Sahara, and the Central African Kingdoms 19
9. 2. The Legal Production of Ottoman Colonial Africa 41
10. 3. The Diplomatic Fight for Ottoman Africa 61
11. 4. Resistance and Fortification, 1894–1899 81
12. 5. Transimperial Strategies for an Intercontinental Empire 99
13. 6. The Local Meets the Global on an Imperial Frontier 117
14. Conclusion: The Blinding Teleology of Failure 141
15. Notes 147
16. Bibliography 189
17. Index 211