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Mercenaries, Pirates, Bandits, and Empires
Private Violence in Historical Context
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This edited collection brings together historical studies showing how private violence operated within and alongside imperial, commercial, and military systems across eras and regions.
Contributors analyze mercenaries, pirates, bandits, and other non-state actors to reveal how states and empires relied on and were shaped by privatized force.
The book situates private violence as instrumental to the expansion, maintenance, and transformation of empires, highlighting economic, legal, and political dimensions.
Case studies span different periods and geographies to demonstrate continuities and divergences in how private force was organized and legitimized.
The volume is aimed at scholars and readers interested in the intersections of violence, empire, and global history.
Contributors analyze mercenaries, pirates, bandits, and other non-state actors to reveal how states and empires relied on and were shaped by privatized force.
The book situates private violence as instrumental to the expansion, maintenance, and transformation of empires, highlighting economic, legal, and political dimensions.
Case studies span different periods and geographies to demonstrate continuities and divergences in how private force was organized and legitimized.
The volume is aimed at scholars and readers interested in the intersections of violence, empire, and global history.
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