Table of Contents

Introduction: Beyond National Boundaries; Space, Movement & Place: The Sea Nomads; If Only Plants Could Talk...: Reconstructing Pre-Modern Biological Translocations in the Indian Ocean; The Pre-Modern East Asian Maritime Realm: An Overview of European-Language Studies; The Viernamese Coastline: A Maritime Cultural Landscape; Mariners, Merchants, Monks: Sri Lanka & the Eastern Seas; The Rhythms of the Economy & Navigation along the Ganga River; Telling the Story of History: Remembering the Historical Links Between India & Southeast Asia from the Eighth Century to the Present; Trade, Religion & Politics: Portuguese Activities in the Bay of Bengal, 1632-1840; Voyages of 'Discovery': Mapping the Bay of Bengal; Indian Trade Textiles as a Thai Legacy; Index.