Introduction: Imagined Empires, Real Rebels
Ottomans, Plague, and Revolt (1500-1800)
French, Plague Encore, and Jihad (1798-1801)
The Pasha's Settlers, Bulls, and Bandits (1805-1848)
A "Communist" Revolution (1848-1882)
Rebellion in the Time of Cholera (1882-1950)
Epilogue: America : Last Imagined Empire?