How does the author structure the nonfiction book, How to Hide an Empire?

The most notable structural element in How to Hide an Empire is the author’s decision to break the book into two parts, titled “The Colonial Empire” and “The Pointillist Empire.” In doing so, the author automatically and immediately reminds the reader that there are multiple possible definitions of empire, and that, in this case, the book will offer readers two possible versions of empire: the colonial version, and the “pointillist” one.