Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 3
3. Tables 4
4. Maps 4
5. Diagram 4
6. Preface 7
7. Introduction 9
8. Part I. The Fall of Hormuz, a Comparative Study
9. Introduction 12
10. Chapter I. The Peddling Trade 22
11. Chapter II. The Redistributive Enterprizes 60
12. Chapter III. The Companies 114
13. Chapter IV. The Fall of Hormuz 154
14. Part II. The Loss of Hormuz. People and Events
15. Introduction 209
16. Chapter V. The Dream of a Great Alliance 211
17. Chapter VI. Hormuz is the Question 253
18. Chapter VII. The Loss of Hormuz 305
19. Part III. After Hormuz
20. Chapter VIII. The Losers 345
21. Chapter IX. The Attempt at Redirection of the Silk Trade 367
22. Chapter X. Instead of Hormuz 398
23. Conclusion 412
24. Appendix. Currency and Weights 415
25. Manuscript Sources 424
26. Printed Sources and Modern Works 426
27. Index 435