This book provides a wide ranging introduction to the meaning and
context of violence. The authors build upon David Riches's concept
of "the triangle of violence" which examines the relationship
between performers, victims and witnesses and his proposition that
violence is marked by contests regarding its legitimacy as a social
act. Adopting an approach which looks at the negotiated and
contingent nature of violent behavior, Stewart and Strathern
particularly stress the powerful underlying motivation for revenge
and the often unacknowledged association between ideas of revenge
and concepts of justice.These theoretical perspectives are applied
to in-depth case studies from Rwanda-Urundi, Sri Lanka and Northern
Ireland. The authors also draw on extensive field experience in
Papua New Guinea, and ethnographic detail is used to address
broader issues of considerable global importance.
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