Introduction
Colonizing America: The first new world
Discovering Oceania: 'The new Cythera'
Into Africa: 'The dark continent'
Post-colonial America: Finding Freedonia
Glory of India: The Mughal Empire to the British Raj
The Ottoman Empire: 'The sublime state'
China: 'Tiger of the East'
Japan: 'Land of the rising sun'
Conclusion: Final thoughts on sex, religion and empire
Epilogue: Further theories of colonization
References
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Photo Acknowledgements
Index.