Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Table of Contents 7
3. A Note on Spelling 11
4. Introduction 13
5. 1. Caught in the Eye of Empire 23
6. 2. Deadly Testimonies 69
7. 3. Fairy Tales and Nightmares 115
8. 4. The Needle of Empire 153
9. 5. The Panopticon in the Indies 189
10. Appendix A. Proclamation of Lord Minto, Governor-General of British India, at Molenvliet, Java, 11 September 1811 225
11. Appendix B .Proclamation of Stamford Raffles, Lieutenant-General of Java, At Batavia, Java, 15 October 1813 228
12. Appendix C. The Treaty of Peace Concluded at Yandabo 231
13. Appendix D. The Treaty of Friendship and Commerce between Her Majesty and the Sultan of Borneo (Brunei). Signed, in the English and Malay Languages, 27 May 1847 234
14. Appendix E. The Racial Census employed in British Malaya from 1871 to 1931 238
15. Timeline of Events and Developments in Southeast Asia 1800-1900 241
16. Bibliography 251
17. Index 263