1. Introduction: what was British imperialism? -- 2. What was the nature of imperialism in the early nineteenth century? -- 3. What was the nature of British rule in India, c.1770-1858? -- 4. 'New Imperialism' and 'Gentlemanly Capitalism': did the flag follow trade? -- 5. What were the motives and effects of conolisation and migration? -- 6. Collaboration and resistance: was the Empire held by coercion or co-operation? -- 7. Colonial discourse: was there an ideology of imperialism? -- 8. Was the British Empire racialist or racist? -- 9. What was the significance of gender to British imperialism? -- 10. The Great War: watershed or continuity? -- 11. How did British imperialism meet the challenges of the inter-war years? -- 12. What effect did the Second World War have on British imperialism? -- 13. Decolonisation after 1945: how did British imperialism end? -- 14. What was the cultural legacy of imperialism?