The essays in this volume examine the nature and extent of disease on indigenous communities and local populations located within the vast regions of the Indian and Pacific Oceans as a result of colonial sea power and colonial conquest. While this established a long-term impact of disease on populations, the essays also offer insights into the dynamics of these populations in resisting colonial intrusions and introduction of disease to newly-acquired territories.

Contributions by: Sahara Ahmed, Poonam Bala, Mark Briskey, Apalak Das, Sohini Das, Suvankar Dey, Mathew Franco, Amina Issa, Vicki Luker, Saurav Kumar Rai, Jeff Ramsay, Arabinda Samanta, Jacob Steere-Williams, Elizabeth Van Heynigen, Russel Viljoen