WINNER OF THE 2015 GEORGE WASHINGTON PRIZE FINALIST FOR THE 2015 PULTIZER PRIZE IN HISTORY In this powerful narrative, Nick Bunker tells the story of the last t

Reveals how British officials attempted to understand and impose order on northern Belize during the second half of the nineteenth century.

During the 17th century, the Western border region of North America which existed just beyond the British imperial reach became an area of opportunity, intrigue

In this imaginative book, Maya Jasanoff uncovers the extraordinary stories of collectors who lived on the frontiers of the British Empire in India and Egypt, tr

Perry examines the efforts of a loosely connected group of reformers to transform a colonial environment into one that more closely adhered to the practices of