7. The Political Economy of Ransom

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. A Note on the Text vii
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. The Social Life of Enslaved Captives 17
6. 2. Ransom: Between Economic, Political, and Salvific Interests 41
7. 3. Negotiating Ransom, Seeking Redemption 68
8. 4. Taking Captives, Capturing Communities 93
9. 5. Confronting Threats, Countering Violence 118
10. 6. Moving Captives, Moving Knowledge 140
11. 7. The Political Economy of Ransom 163
12. Conclusion 185
13. Notes 193
14. Bibliography 245
15. Index 275
16. Acknowledgments 287