A WORLD OF WATER -- Copyright -- Table of contents -- Preface -- In a state of flux Water as a deadly and a life-giving force in Southeast Asia -- Heather Sutherland -- Geography as destiny? The role of water in Southeast Asian history -- Of gods and monsters Indigenous sea cosmologies, promiscuous geographies and the depths of local sovereignty -- A toothy tale A short history of shark fisheries and trade in shark products in twentieth-century Indonesia -- A tale of two centuries The globalization of maritime raiding and piracy in Southeast Asia at the end of the eighteenth and twentieth centuries -- Storms of history Water, hazard and society in the Philippines 1565-1930 -- Communal irrigation A comparative perspective -- Geographical explanations for the distribution of irrigation institutions Cases from Southeast Asia -- Water and rice in early Java and Bali -- Contestations over a life-giving force Water rights and conflicts, with special reference to Indonesia -- The role of waterborne diseases in Malaysia -- Privatizing water The Jakarta concession and the limits of contract -- The politics of environmental and water pollution in East Java -- Part One Waterscapes -- Part Two Hazards of sea and water -- Part Three Water for agriculture -- Part Four Pure and impure water Health and disease -- About the authors -- Index.