Raffle's dream. Malacca ; Raffles and the birth of the second British Empire ; The contradictions of the early British order
The Bugis Sea. The situation in Malacca ; The Bugis century ; The rhythm of history
Toddling Leviathans. Defining the modern state ; The Straits Settlement state ; The Dutch East Indies state ; The Philippines
The formation of plural societies. The case of Abdullah the Munshi ; Raffles' plan for the town of Singapore ; The politics of identity
The logic of the civilizing project. The birth of the Colonial world ; The "civilizing" project ; The birth of modern politics ; Leviathan's twentieth-century turning point
The new imperial order. A new regional order ; Japan as number two ; Nation-state building from above
Nation-state building from above. Thailand : from concentration of power to expansion of power ; Indonesia : from concentration of power to dispersal of power ; The Philippines : systematic decentralization of power
Thinking about Asia. Japan and Asia vs. Japan in Asia ; Maritime Asia vs. mainland Asia ; Empire of the seas ; Looking ahead
Afterword
Addendum: 2020.