The beginnings of a new empire, 1783-1793 / E.A. Benians -- The conflict with revolutionary France, 1793-1802 / J. Holland Rose -- The struggle with Napoleon, 1803-1815 / J. Holland Ross -- The new imperial system, 1783-1815 / Vincent Harlow -- The abolition of the slave trade / R. Coupland -- The industrial revolution and the colonies, 1783-1822 / J.H. Clapham -- Anglo-French colonial rivalry, 1815-1848 / W.F. Reddaway -- Colonial problems and colonial policy, 1815-1837 / Paul Knaplund -- Emancipation of the slaves, 1807-1838 / W.L. Mathieson -- Colonial self-government, 1838-1852 / J.R.M. Butler -- The movement towards free trade, 1820-1853 / C.R. Fay -- Problems of settlement: 1. Transportation / Ernest Scott -- 2. Emigration and land policy, 1815-1873 / J.L. Morison --
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