The Singapore and Melaka Straits: Violence, Security and Diplomacy in the 17th Century

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v Contents List of Illustrations vii List of Abbreviations xiii Acknowledgements xv Introduction 1 1. Landscapes, Seascapes and Imagination at the Southern 17 Tip of the Malay Peninsula 2. Security in the Straits: The European Struggle for 60 Naval Hegemony 3. Naval Security and Forts for the Straits, c. 1584–1630 117 4. Luso-Spanish Naval Intervention, 1615–6 137 5. VOC Blockades in the Singapore and Melaka Straits: 157 Diplomacy, Trade and Survival, 1633–41 Conclusion 189 Appendices 203 Notes 255 Glossary 331 Bibliography 346 Index 368 00a S&MS.indd 5 1/18/10 5:36:56 PM 00a S&MS.indd 6 1/18/10 5:36:56 PM ...