Contents

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures vi
4. Acknowledgements viii
5. Introduction: Defining an Empire 1
6. CHAPTER 1. Atlantic to Pacific (1783–1893) 8
7. CHAPTER 2. Heading Northwards (1812–1903) 30
8. CHAPTER 3. Leaving the Continent (1817–90) 50
9. CHAPTER 4. A Two-Ocean Empire (1890–98) 70
10. CHAPTER 5. Spanish Plunder (1898–1917) 92
11. CHAPTER 6. An Empire among Equals (1899–1917) 113
12. CHAPTER 7. Occupation over Annexation (1912–73) 136
13. CHAPTER 8. Continuing Imperialism (1940–2013) 159
14. Conclusion 180
15. Bibliography 182
16. Index 209