The very institution of the state is widely conceived of as inseparable from war. If it constitutes peace within the borders or order of its sovereignty, this very peace may be the condition for its potential for war with those other states and social formation outside it.

Chapter 1. Introduction Bruce Kapferer Chapter 2. Deterritorialized Wars of Public Safety Allen Feldman Chapter 3. Where's Jessica? Myth, Nation, and War in America"s Heartland Charles W. Brown Chapter 4. Wars, Europe, and Visions of the World Carolyn Nordstrom Chapter 5. Invisible Empires Yngve Lithman Chapter 6. Market Forces, Political Violence, and War Caroline Ifeka Chapter 7. Reflections on War and State and the Sudan Leif Manger Chapter 8. Militarized Democracies Heidi Moksnes Chapter 9. Muthanga: A Spark of Hope K. Ravi Raman Chapter 10. Kings or Presidents? War and the State in Pre- and Post-Genocidal Rwande Christopher C. Taylor Chapter 11. Chaos, Conspiracy, and Spectacle: The Russian War against Chechnya Jakob Rigi Chapter 12. About a Wall Glenn Bowman Chapter 13. Paramilitaries of the Empire, Guatemala, Colombia, and Israel Staffan Löfving