Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. List of Abbreviations xiii
5. Introduction: Contention in War 1
6. 1. How Aid Civilizes Contention 21
7. 2. Contention, Conflict, and Crisis in Syria 41
8. 3. The Facilitating Process 63
9. 4. The Formalizing Process 81
10. 5. The Filtering Process 106
11. 6. Comparative Cases 127
12. Conclusion: Contention, Civilized 142
13. Acknowledgments 157
14. Notes 161
15. References 167
16. Index 189