Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Introduction 1
4. Part I. Foundations
5. Chapter 1. Missionaries and the Making of a New Empire in North America 21
6. Chapter 2. Resurrecting the “Chain of Friendship”: The International Politics of Intercultural Diplomacy 47
7. Part II. Routes
8. Chapter 3. Becoming Useful: Speculative Philanthropy, Civilization, and Educational Reform 77
9. Chapter 4. The Mission Complex: The Material Consequences of Civilizing Work 98
10. Part III. Negotiations
11. Chapter 5. “A Damnd Rebelious Race”: Native Authority in the Aftermath of War 121
12. Chapter 6. “The Best and Cheapest Way to Get Rid of Them”: Speculative Philanthropy and Indigenous Dispossession 146
13. Chapter 7. “Of Mercy and of Sound Policy Too”: Cultivating American Empire on the Continent and Overseas 176
14. Epilogue 199
15. NOTES 203
16. INDEX 245
17. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 251