Dr. McDougal has produced an insightful work that usefully challenges a number of disciplinary and conceptual boundaries. The empirical work undergirds the thesis that the economics of transport and the social structure of trade networks jointly determine the degree to which rural-based conflict entrepreneurs can or even wish to prey on urban areas. The main finding is that rural-urban conflict frontiers can be surprisingly supple, or rigid. Many scholars, practitioners, and policymakers will find this book an enriching read to help them think afresh about the political economy of violent conflict. ukryj opis