List of Illustrations		ix
List of Maps		xii
List of Figures		xiii
Preface to the UK Edition		xv
Introduction: Rasselas's Question		1	(18)
1 Competition		19	(31)
Two Rivers		20	(6)
The Eunuch and the Unicorn		26	(7)
The Spice Race		33	(11)
The Mediocre Kingdom		44	(6)
2 Science		50	(46)
The Siege		50	(10)
Micrographia		60	(11)
Osman and Fritz		71	(14)
Tanzimat Tours		85	(5)
From Istanbul to Jerusalem		90	(6)
3 Property		96	(45)
New Worlds		96	(7)
Land of the Free		103	(12)
American Revolutions		115	(14)
The Fate of the Gullahs		129	(12)
4 Medicine		141	(55)
Burke's Prophecy		142	(15)
The Juggernaut of War		157	(11)
Medecins Sans Frontieres		168	(7)
The Skulls of Shark Island		175	(10)
Black Shame		185	(11)
5 Consumption		196	(60)
The Birth of the Consumer Society		196	(22)
Turning Western		218	(9)
Ragtime to Riches		227	(13)
The Jeans Genie		240	(12)
Pyjamas and Scarves		252	(4)
6 Work		256	(39)
Work Ethic and Word Ethic		256	(9)
Get your Kicks		265	(12)
The Chinese Jerusalem		277	(11)
Lands of Unbelief		288	(3)
The End of Days?		291	(4)
Conclusion: The Rivals		295	(31)
Notes		326	(22)
Bibliography		348	(31)
Index		379