... VOLUME INTRODUCTION From the Company to the Canal mia carter from the subcontinent to the suez he early history of British colonial activity in India began with Tbold adventure, military conquest, and aggressive and...

... VOLUME INTRODUCTION The Scramble for Africa barbara harlow from the cape to cairo/from the cape to calcutta onvened in late 1884 and concluded in February of the follow- Cing year, the Berlin...

... 2 AmIRI BARAk A Preface to a twenty Volume suicide note For Kellie Jones, born 16 May 1959 Lately, I’ve become accustomed to the way The ground opens up and envelopes me Each time I go out to walk the dog. Or the broad edged silly music the wind Makes when I run for a bus...

...Preface A Note on the Logic of the Volume I intend this volume to serve less as a theoretical white paper on imperial history than as a set of accumulated reflections on the state of British imperial history over two decades. The collection is divided into theory and practice, not to draw...