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Rebel Economies explores historical, anthropological, and political dimensions of non-state war economies across different periods and regions. Through a variety of conceptual and disciplinary approaches, the authors investigate distinct case studies across three continents, revealing nexuses between the economy, war, and social transformation.
List of contents
Introduction: Revisiting Non-State War Economies
Nicola Di Cosmo, Didier Fassin and Clémence Pinaud.
Part I: Frameworks
Chapter 1: What are Non-State War Economies? Prefatory Remarks
Didier Fassin.
Chapter 2: War Economies and War Economics
Christopher Cramer.
Chapter 3: War Economies and Humanitarian Action
Gilles Carbonnier.
Chapter 4: Rebel Taxation. Between Moral and Market Economy
Zachariah Mampilly.
Part II: Historical Perspective
Chapter 5: The War Economy of Nomadic Empires
Nicola Di Cosmo
Chapter 6: Non-State War Economy in Renaissance Italy
William Caferro.
Chapter 7: The Economy of Warlordism in Early Twentieth Century China
Edward McCord.
Part III: Contemporary Worlds
Chapter 8: Friend, Foe, or In-Between? Humanitarian Action and the Soviet-Afghan War
Jonathan Benthall.
Chapter 9: War Economy, Warlordism and Social Class Formation in South Sudan
Clémence Pinaud.
Chapter 10: Resource Wars, Oil and the Islamic State
Philippe Le Billon
Conclusion: New Perspectives on Warring Societ
Nicola Di Cosmo, Didier Fassin and Clémence Pinaud
About the author
Nicola Di Cosmo is the Henry Luce Foundation Professor of east Asian Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study
Didier Fassin is the James D. Wolfensohn Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study, director of studies at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, and annual chair of public ealth at the Collège de France.
Clémence Pinaud is assistant professor at the department of international studies of Indiana University, Bloomington.
