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Table of ContentsList of Illustrations iList of Maps iiiPreface to 1st edition ivPreface to 2nd edition viAcknowledgements viiiPublisher’s Acknowledgements ixChapter 1: Uniting the Kingdom 1Chapter 2: Slaves, Merchants and Trade 23Chapter 3: Settling the ‘New World’ 51Chapter 4: After America 71Chapter 5: Britain in India 102Chapter 6: Global Growth 133Chapter 7: Ruling an Empire 163Chapter 8: Being Ruled 192Chapter 9: Gender and Sexuality 220Chapter 10: Contesting Empire 256Chapter 11: Decolonisation 291Chronology 331Index