1. Introduction
2. India in the Indian Ocean world
3. Indian Ocean History-Writing
4. From Sail to Steam
5. India in the Indian Ocean world: The archaeological record
6. India in the Indian Ocean world: The classical period
7. India in the Indian Ocean world: The early medieval period upto 1300
8. From an Indian Ocean Realm to an Indian Ocean World: Changes 1300-1500
9. 1500-1800: The Age of European Ascendance
10. Redrawing the Indian Ocean: imperialism, colonialism and the settlement of sea spaces
11. The current state of Indian Ocean history writing.