First published in 1973. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

D. A. Low Director of the Research School of Pacific Studies, The Australian National University

Introduction; Chapter 1 Empire and Authority; Chapter 2 Empire and Social Engineering; Chapter 3 Empire and Traditional Rulership; Chapter 4 Empire and Christianity; Chapter 5 Sequence in the Demission of Power; Chapter 6 Political Authority in the Aftermath of Empire;