Rebel economies : warlords, insurgents, humanitarians.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Di Cosmo, Nicola, 1957- editor.

Fassin, Didier, editor.

Pinaud, Cl emence, 1985- editor.

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Non-state actors (International relations).

Regional economics.

War and society.

War--Economic aspects.

War.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (291 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2021]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction Revisiting Non-States War Economies

Part I FRAMEWORKS

Chapter 1 What Are Non-State War Economies?

Chapter 2 War Economies and War Economics

Chapter 3 War Economies and Humanitarian Action

Chapter 4 Rebel Taxation

Part II HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

Chapter 5 The War Economy of Nomadic Empires

Chapter 6 Non-State War Economy in Renaissance Italy

Chapter 7 The Economy of Warlordism in Early Twentieth-Century China

Part III CONTEMPORARY WORLDS

Chapter 8 Friend, Foe, or in Between? Humanitarian Action and the Soviet-Afghan War

Chapter 9 War Economy, Warlordism, and Social Class Formation in South Sudan

Chapter 10 Resource Wars, Oil, and the Islamic State

Conclusion New Perspectives on Warring Societies

Index

About the Contributors.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-9787-2159-5

1-7936-3520-X

OCLC:

1245251482