Donald L. Horowitz's comprehensive consideration of the structure
and dynamics of ethnic violence is the first full-scale,
comparative study of what the author terms the deadly ethnic
riot--an intense, sudden, lethal attack by civilian members of one
ethnic group on civilian members of another ethnic group. Serious,
frequent, and destabilizing, these events result in large numbers
of casualties. Horowitz examines approximately 150 such riots in
about fifty countries, mainly in Asia, Africa, and the former
Soviet Union, as well as fifty control cases. With its deep and
thorough scholarship, incisive analysis, and profound insights,
"The Deadly Ethnic Riot" will become the definitive work on its
subject.
Furious and sadistic, the riot is nevertheless directed against a
precisely specified class of targets and conducted with
considerable circumspection. Horowitz scrutinizes target choices,
participants and organization, the timing and supporting conditions
for the violence, the nature of the events that precede the riot,
the prevalence of atrocities during the violence, the location and
diffusion of riots, and the aims and effects of riot behavior. He
finds that the deadly ethnic riot is a highly patterned but
emotional event that tends to occur during times of political
uncertainty. He also discusses the crucial role of rumor in
triggering riots, the surprisingly limited role of deliberate
organization, and the striking lack of remorse exhibited by
participants.
Horowitz writes clearly and eloquently without compromising the
complexity of his subject. With impressive analytical skill, he
takes up the important challenge of explaining phenomena that are
at once passionate andcalculative.
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