Commitment to Empire : prophecies of the great game in Asia, 1797-1800 / by Edward Ingram.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [402]-423) and index.

I. Introduction – PART ONE. EASTWARDS - II. Empire against Balance of Power in Europe, 1797-1798 - III. In Search of a Necessary Ally, 1798-1799 -- PART TWO. WESTWARDS : IV. Empire against Balance of Power in India, 1797-1798 - V. The Uses of a Necessary Enemy, 1798-1799 -- PART THREE. CENTRE : VI. Turkey, the Empire, and the Balance of Power, 1797-1799 - VII. Afghanistan and Persia as Enemy and Ally, 1798-1800 - VIII. The Role of the War in Arabia, 1789-1800 - IX. Empire against Balance of Power in the Near East, 1799-1800 - X. Conclusion: The Swing to the East -- Maps : Europe after Campo Formio, 1797 - Routes to the East – Nelson and Bonaparte in the Mediterranean – Political India, 1798 – The Near East.