Table of Contents

Introduction
Part I. Indian States
1: Trade and Dependency
2: Reversal of Status
3: Clients and Brokers
4: Rulers and Raj
Summary
Part II. North Africa
5: Egypt and Sudan
6: Morocco
Summary
Part III. Sub-Saharan Africa
7: Western Africa
8: East-Central Africa
9: Southern Africa
Summary
Part IV. Maritime South-East Asia
10: Malaya
Summary
Part V. Pacific Islands
11: Hawaii
12: Fiji
13: Tonga
Summary
Conclusion
List of Sources Used
Index

Reviews

This is a book of impressive scholarship which exploits a wide range of intellectual disciplines. The treatment is always balanced, compelling and sophisticated. The tables, maps and diagrams are clear and well-judged. There are helpful summaries at the end of each part and a valuable bibliography.
*The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History*