Eric Tagliacozzo, John Stambaugh Professor of History, Cornell University Over the course of half a century in the late 1800s and early 1900s, the British and Dutch empires delineated colonial spheres in Monsoon Asia -- in the process creating new political boundaries. This talk analyzes the development of these frontiers in Insular Southeast Asia, as well as the accompanying smuggling activities of the opium traders, currency runners, and human traffickers who pierced such newly-drawn borders with growing success. The talk…