Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Note to the Reader ix
5. Acknowledgments xi
6. Maps of Southeast Asia, Amboina, and the Banda Islands xvii
7. Introduction. The Company and the Colony 1
8. PART ONE. Amboina in 1623 25
9. PART TWO. Remaking a Conspiracy Trial 149
10. Epilogue. The Fearful Empire 195
11. Notes 201
12. Selected Bibliography 263
13. Index 279