Introduction 1. Studying War, States, and Contention Part 1. War and Movements in the Building of New States 2. A Movement-State Goes to War: France, 1789–1799 3. A Movement Makes War: Civil War and Reconstruction 4. A War Makes Movements: The Strange Death of Illiberal Italy Part 2. Endless Wars 5. From Statist to Composite Wars 6. Wars at Home, 1917–1975 7. The War at Home, 2001–2013 8. The American State of Terror 9. Contesting Hegemony Part 3. Internationalization and the New World of Contention 10. The Dark Side of Internationalism Conclusions Notes References Acknowledgments Index