Sponsor's Foreword . . 7
Maps . . 8
The Beginning . . 10
The Ships . . 20
Bantam and the Wider World . . 34
Spices and the Dutch . . 48
India and Textiles . . 54
Factors and Factories . . 72
The Breakthrough to China . . 80
From Trade to Empire . . 98
Asia in Britain . . 108
Epilogue . . 126
Futher Reading . . 127
Index . . 128