Preface to the first edition
Preface to the second edition
Glossary
Year of independence and population of the main British colonies
Introduction : the chief exporter of municipalities
The "Grand modell" of colonial settlement
"Planting is my trade" : the shapers of colonial urban landscapes
Port cities of the British empire : "a global thalassocracy"
The "warehousing" of the labouring classes
"The inconvenience felt by Europeans" : racial segregation, its rise and fall
"Miracle-worker to the people" : the idea of town planning, 1910-1935
"This novel legislation" : institutionalizing town planning, 1900-1950
"What kind of country do you want?" : the transition to independence
Conclusions: the legacy of colonial town planning
References
Index.