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.

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.

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