1. The Pacified Past: The Anthropology of War,
2. The Dogs of War: The Prevalence and Importance of War,
3. Policy by Other Means: Tactics and Weapons,
4. Imitating the Tiger: Forms of Combat,
5. A Skulking Way of War: Primitive Warriors Versus Civilized Soldiers,
6. The Harvest of Mars: The Casualties of War,
7. To the Victor: The Profits and Losses of Primitive War,
8. Crying Havoc: The Question of Causes,
9. Bad Neighborhoods: The Contexts for War,
10. Naked, Poor, and Mangled Peace: Its Desirability and Fragility,
11. Beating Swords into Metaphors: The Roots of the Pacified Past,