Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction: The Challenge of the American Empire 1
5. I The United States and European Empires 16
6. II France and the Mexican Intervention 50
7. III Spain and the Ten Years’ War in Cuba 85
8. IV Britain and the Occupation of Egypt 118
9. V Germany and the Berlin West Africa Conference 154
10. Conclusion 190
11. Notes 205
12. Bibliography 251
13. Index 271