Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Maps and Figures xi
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Preface xv
6. Note on Nomenclature and Spelling of Place Names xxi
7. Acronyms xxiii
8. Plates xxv
9. The Straits of Malacca in the Monsoon Trade System: A Conceptual Overview
10. The Geographic Importance of the Straits of Malacca 3
11. Monsoonal Circulation and Revolutions in Shipping and Navigation 10
12. Economic-Geographic Concepts of Long-Distance Trade, Spatial Duopoly, and Network Structures 28
13. Concepts and Perspectives from Political Economy 45
14. Practical Incentives and the Organization of Early Long-Distance Trade 53
15. The Role of the Straits of Malacca as a Trade Gateway
16. Asian-European Trading Systems in the Greco-Roman Era: The Beginnings of Monsoon Trade 69
17. Monsoon Trade in the Early Fifteenth Century: The Empire of Melaka (Malacca) and its Precursors 79
18. The Portuguese Trading System in Monsoon Asia 90
19. The Dutch Trading System and Holland’s Ascendancy in the Straits of Malacca 97
20. The British East India Company Trading System 103
21. Contemporary Trading Systems: Japan, Oil, and the Straits of Malacca 111
22. The Gate-Keepers
23. Controlling Transit Trade: The Entrepot of Melaka 125
24. The Founding of British Penang (Pulau Pinang) 135
25. The Rise of Singapore as a Global Entrepot 141
26. Changing Local Hinterlands and Products in the Straits Region: Sumatran Trade 152
27. Local Trade Hinterlands and Products on the Malay Coast of the Straits 159
28. Running the Gauntlet: The Straits of Malacca as a Trade and Shipping Bottleneck
29. Natural Hazards and Navigation in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore 167
30. Piracy in the Straits of Malacca and Surrounding Seas 174
31. Twentieth-Century Military Conflicts in the Straits Area 189
32. Traffic Congestion, Hazardous Cargoes, and Pollution in the Straits in the Contemporary Period 203
33. The Future
34. Twenty-First-Century Trade and Globalization: The Asia-Pacific Region 213
35. Emerging Roles of the Straits in Global and Regional Commerce 224
36. Conclusion 231
37. Bibliography 235
38. Index 245