HOWARD DICK is Associate-Professor of the Australian Centre for International Business at the University of Melbourne and is an economic historian and Southeast Asia specialist. His other books include Surabaya, City of Work and The Emergence of a National Economy: An Economic History of Indonesia, 1800-2000. - PETER J. RIMMER is Professor Emeritus and Visiting Fellow in the Division of Pacific and Asian History, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at the Australian National University. He is an economic geographer and Asian-Pacific Rim specialist and his other books include: Rikisha to Rapid Transit, The Underside of Malaysian History (co-edited) and Pacific Rim Development (edited).

"The authors have done an excellent job of assembling wide-ranging material and presenting it in an easily accessible form. There is an exhaustive bibliography and the book has numerous figures and tables. The book is well-indexed and should become a basic reference in the field of transport and communications." - Terry McGee, The University of British Columbia, Canada

• PART I: PATTERNS AND PROCESSES Patterns: Networks and Urban Hierarchy Processes: The Diffusion of Technology PART II: HINTERLANDS: (Introduction) The Archipelago Islands: Java and Luzon Rivers: Chao Phraya, Irrawaddy, Mekong Peninsulas: Malaya and Annam PART III: CITIES : (Introduction) World City: Singapore Achipelagic Cities: Manila and Jakarta River Cities: Bangkok, Rangoon and Saigon First-World City: Kuala Lumpur Afterword Bibliography Index

HOWARD DICK is Associate-Professor of the Australian Centre for International Business at the University of Melbourne and is an economic historian and Southeast Asia specialist. His other books include Surabaya, City of Work and The Emergence of a National Economy: An Economic History of Indonesia, 1800-2000. - PETER J. RIMMER is Professor Emeritus and Visiting Fellow in the Division of Pacific and Asian History, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at the Australian National University. He is an economic geographer and Asian-Pacific Rim specialist and his other books include: Rikisha to Rapid Transit, The Underside of Malaysian History (co-edited) and Pacific Rim Development (edited).

"The authors have done an excellent job of assembling wide-ranging material and presenting it in an easily accessible form. There is an exhaustive bibliography and the book has numerous figures and tables. The book is well-indexed and should become a basic reference in the field of transport and communications." - Terry McGee, The University of British Columbia, Canada

• PART I: PATTERNS AND PROCESSES Patterns: Networks and Urban Hierarchy Processes: The Diffusion of Technology PART II: HINTERLANDS: (Introduction) The Archipelago Islands: Java and Luzon Rivers: Chao Phraya, Irrawaddy, Mekong Peninsulas: Malaya and Annam PART III: CITIES : (Introduction) World City: Singapore Achipelagic Cities: Manila and Jakarta River Cities: Bangkok, Rangoon and Saigon First-World City: Kuala Lumpur Afterword Bibliography Index