Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Images ix
4. Abbreviations xi
5. 1. Surveying the Intervention from Above 1
6. 2. Intervening 13
7. 3. The Exotic Tribes of the Intervention 39
8. 4. Before the Invasion 60
9. 5. A New Era? 77
10. 6. Contracting the Intervention 99
11. 7. Climbing over the Wall 125
12. 8. The Merchant–Warlord Alternative 137
13. 9. Warlord Density and Its Discontents 154
14. 10. How to Host Your Own Shura 173
15. 11. The Pieces Left Behind 200
16. Acknowledgments 215
17. Notes 217
18. Bibliography 229
19. Index 239