Empire and Superempire - Britain, America and the World

Acknowledgements vii Introduction 1(14) `Like a house of cards' The British Empire, myth and reality 15(47) `Not colonies, but outposts' The American imperial tradition 62(31) `We don't do empire' American `imperialism' after 9/11 93(41) `Still a global player' British post-imperialism 134(28) Conclusion 162(25) Sources and references 187(13) Index 200