All Stories

  1. The Melaka Sultanate, c.1400–1528

    Article • Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient, May 2022, Brill

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  2. The Melaka Empire, c.1400-1528

    Article • September 2019, Brill

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  3. Cornelis Matelief, Hugo Grotius, and the King of Siam (1605–1616): Agency, initiative, and diplomacy

    Article • Modern Asian Studies, July 2019, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  4. Three Early 17th-century Maps by Manuel Godinho de Erédia

    Article • Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, January 2019, Project Muse

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  5. Three questions about maritime Singapore, 16th-17th centuries

    Article • Ler História, June 2018, OpenEdition

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  6. Singapore as a Port City, c.1290–1819: Evidence, Frameworks and Challenges

    Article • Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, January 2018, Project Muse

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  7. The value of Admiral Matelieff's writings for studying the history of Southeast Asia

    Article • Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, September 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  8. Singapore and its Straits, c.1500–1800

    Article • Indonesia and the Malay World, September 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  9. This article looks at the history of Singapore across five centuries between c.1300 and 1800

    Article • Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, January 2017, Project Muse

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  10. Review article on East India trade and the use of coinage in China

    Article • Journal of World History, January 2017, Project Muse

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  11. Environment, trade and society in Southeast Asia. A longue durée perspective

    Article • Asian Studies Review, November 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  12. Dutch East Indies

    Article • January 2016, Wiley

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  13. The Malacca (Melaka) Sultanate

    Article • January 2016, Wiley

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  14. The Johor-Riau Empire, c.1528-1824

    Article • January 2016, Wiley

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  15. The Johor-VOC Alliance and the Twelve Years Truce

    Article • January 2014, Brill

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  16. From Self-Defence to an Instrument of War

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  17. From Self-Defense to an Instrument of War: Dutch Privateering

    Article • Journal of Early Modern History, January 2013, Brill

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  18. Transcending borders: the sea as realm of memory

    Article • Asia Europe Journal, October 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  19. The Johor-VOC Alliance and the Twelve Years Truce: Factionalism, Intrigue and International Diplomacy, C.1606-1613

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  20. Grotius, Maritime Intra-Asian Trade: Problems, Perspectives And Insights From De Iure Praedae

    Article • January 2009, Brill

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  21. Grotius, the Social Contract and Political Resistance. A Study of the Unpublished Theses LVI

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  22. Grotius, Maritime Intra-Asian Trade and the Portuguese Estado da Índia

    Article • Grotiana, January 2007, Brill

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  23. Coming Full Circle: Interview with Robert Van Niel, Professor Emeritus, University of Hawai'i

    Article • Itinerario, July 2006, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  24. Hugo Grotius' Theory of Trans-Oceanic Trade Regulation: Revisiting Mare Liberum (1609)

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  25. Hugo Grotius' Theory of Trans-Oceanic Trade Regulation: Revisiting Mare Liberum (1609)

    Article • Itinerario, November 2005, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  26. Luso-Johor-Dutch Relations in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, c. 1600-1623

    Article • Itinerario, July 2004, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  27. Southeast Asia. O Domínio do Norte de Samatra. A história dos sultanatos de Samudera-Pacém e de Achém e das suas relações com os Portugueses (1500-1580)[The dominion of North Sumatra. A history of the sultanates of Samudera-Pasai and Aceh and their rel...

    Article • Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, June 2003, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  28. Portuguese, Spanish and Dutch Plans to Construct a Fort in the Straits of Singapore, ca. 1584-1625

    Article • Archipel, January 2003, PERSEE Program

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  29. Grotius and the Seizure of the Sta. Catarina Revisited

    Article • Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, February 2002, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  30. Die Dänen in Indien, Südostasien und China (1620–1845) By STEPHAN DILLER. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag (South China and Maritime Asia, 8), 1999. Pp. viii, 430. Tables, Illustrations, Plates, Bibliography, Index.

    Article • Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, June 2001, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  31. Südostasien Handbuch. Geschichte - Gesellschaft – Politik – Wirtschaft – Kultur. Edited by BERNHARD DAHN and RODERICH PTAK München: C.H. Beck Verlag, 1999. Pp. 684. Illustrations, Bibliography, Index.

    Article • Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, June 2001, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  32. Review of “The Sulu Zone”, by JF Warren

    Article • Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, September 2000, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  33. Bronnen Betreffende de Midden-Molukken 1900–1942. Deel I. Compiled by P. Jobse. Rijks Geschiedkundige Publicatiën uitgegeven door het Instituut voor Nederlandse Geschiedenis, Kleine Serie 81. Den Haag: Instituut voor Nederlandse Geschiedenis, 1997. Pp....

    Article • Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, March 2000, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  34. The Scents of Eden. A History of the Spice Trade. By Charles Corn. New York, Tokyo, London: Kodansha International, 1998. Pp. xxvii, 337. Notes, Bibliography, Index.

    Article • Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, March 2000, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  35. Hugo Grotius, East India Trade and the King of Johor

    Article • Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, September 1999, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  36. Indonesia Riding the Dutch Tiger. The Dutch East Indies Company and the Northeast Coast of Java, 1680–1743. By Luc Nagtegaal. Leiden: KITLV Press, Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- and Volkenkunde, Vol. 171, 1996. Pp. 250.

    Article • Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, September 1998, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  37. Booknote Generale Missiven van Gouverneurs-Generaal en Raden aan Heren XVII der Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie, Deel XI 1743–1750. Edited by J.E. Schooneveld-Oosterling. Den Haag: Rijks-Geschiedkundige Publicatiën (R.G.P.) Grote Serie, vol. 232, Inst...

    Article • Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, September 1998, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  38. "On Public Society with Non-Christians". An early treatise by Hugo Grotius

    Article • Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung für Rechtsgeschichte Romanistische Abteilung, January 1998, Bohlau Verlag

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  39. Review of Maritime Trade, Society and European Influence in Southern Asia, 1600–1800

    Article • Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, September 1997, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  40. Memória das Armadas. Chuan Dui Pu Wang Lu. Memorandum of the Fleets. Introduction by Luís de Albuquerque. Macau: Instituto Cultural de Macau, Museu Marítimo de Macau, Comissão Territorial de Macacu para as Comemoracoes dos Descobrimentos Portugeses, 19...

    Article • Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, September 1997, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  41. Review of Slavery in the Spanish Philippines. By William Henry Scott.

    Article • Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, September 1996, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  42. Review Jan Compagnie in the Straits of Malacca, 1641–1795, by Dianne Lewis.

    Article • Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, September 1996, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  43. VII. ‘De Pace’ Ein unveröffentlichtes Fragment von Hugo Grotius über Krieg und Frieden

    Article • Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung für Rechtsgeschichte Romanistische Abteilung, January 1996, Bohlau Verlag

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  44. XII. Zur Entstehung von Grotius' „De Imperio Summarum Potestatum circa Sacra“

    Article • Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung für Rechtsgeschichte Kanonistische Abteilung, August 1993, De Gruyter

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  45. Commentarius in Theses XI“ Ein unveröffentlichtes Kurzwerk von Hugo Grotius

    Article • Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung für Rechtsgeschichte Romanistische Abteilung, January 1992, Bohlau Verlag

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  46. A Portuguese-Dutch Naval Battle in the Johor River Estuary and the Liberation of Johor Lama in 1603

    Article • JSTOR

    Dr Peter Borschberg

  47. Editorial Note

    Article • JSTOR

    Dr Peter Borschberg