Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: Empires at War; 2. Civil War in the British Empire: The American Revolution; 3. The War on Privilege and Dissension: The French Revolution; 4. From Prize Colony to Black Independence: The Revolution in Haiti; 5. Multiple Routes to Sovereignty: The Spanish American Revolutions; 6. The Revolutions Compared: Causes, Patterns, Legacies; Notes; Index
