Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. List of Illustrations xi
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. On Names, Places, Dates, and Transcriptions xvii
6. Introduction: A Mercenary Logic 1
7. Chapter 1. Etymologies and Etiologies 16
8. Chapter 2. A Sovereign Crisis 39
9. Chapter 3. Sovereigns and Slaves 53
10. Chapter 4. A Mercenary Economy 75
11. Chapter 5. The Unpaid Debt 98
12. Chapter 6. The Worst Men in the World 119
13. Epilogue: Medievalism and Secularism 140
14. Abbreviations 153
15. Notes 155
16. Bibliography 265
17. Index 299