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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. Robert Home. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.