Cover -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- A note on orthography and unit conversion -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Merchant friends: country traders and the Malays I -- 2. Political allies: country traders and the Malays II -- 3. Inadvertent imperialists: country traders and British officials -- 4. Smugglers and enemies: country traders and the Dutch -- 5. The decline of the country trade within the Malay archipelago -- Conclusion -- A note on sources -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary
An in-depth study of the British traders who extended British commercial activity beyond the area controlled by the East India Company
