List of tablesAcknowledgments1 IntroductionPart one: Narratives2 Origins: Student travel before the First World War3 Rise and fall: Between the wars4 Thirty glorious years: Postwar ideology and development5 Cooperation or competition: Into the marketPart two: Themes6 Children of the gorgeous east: Indian students and Britain7 Profitable work for Uncle Sam? American two-way traffic8 Warm welcome in the cold war: The competition for students9 Get them young: Children across borders10 The soldiers' tales: International military training11 Follow the money: Who has met the costs and why12 ConclusionIndex