Preface / by George Steinmetz, ed
Major contributions to sociological theory and research on empire, 1830s-present / George Steinmetz
Russian sociology in imperial context / Alexander Semyonov, Marina Mogilner, and Ilya Gerasimov
Sociology's imperial unconscious : the emergence of American sociology in the context of empire / Julian Go
Empire for the poor : imperial dreams and the quest for an Italian sociology, 1870s-1950s / Marco Santoro
German sociology and empire : from internal colonization to overseas colonization and back again / Andrew Zimmerman
The Durkheimian school and colonialism : exploring the constitutive paradox / Fuyuki Kurasawa
The recent intensification of American economic and military imperialism : are they connected? / Michael Mann
The empire's new laws : terrorism and the new security empire after 9/11 / Kim Lane Scheppele
Empires and nations : convergence or divergence? / Krishan Kumar
The new surgical colonialism : China, Africa, and oil / Albert J. Bergesen
Nation and empire in the french context / Emmanuelle Saada
Empire and developmentalism in colonial India / Chandan Gowda
Building the cities of empire : urban planning in the colonial cities of Italy's fascist empire / Besnik Pula
Japanese colonial structure in Korea in comparative perspective / Ou-Byung Chae
Native policy and colonial state formation in Pondicherry (India) and Vietnam : recasting ethnic relations, 1870s-1920s / Anne Raffin
The constitution of state/space and the limits of "autonomy" in South Africa and Palestine/Israel / Andy Clarno
Resistance and the contradictory rationalities of state formation in British Malaya and the American Philippines / Daniel PS Goh
Conclusion: understanding empire / by Raewyn Connell.
