Introduction: Caste War violence : prospect and state of the art
Violence in anthropological and sociological perspective
Violence in organized groups
The context
Misery and everyday violence : lower-class rural life
Political violence before and beyond the Caste War
The beginnings
A war of attrition
Rebel consolidation
The end of rebel autonomy
Government forces
Violence and suffering within the government forces
Violence by government forces against others
The social composition of the rebel movement
Of loot and lumber : the Kruso'b economy
Kruso'b politics and religion
Violence among the Kruso'b
Kruso'b violence against outsiders
Civil war, ideology and motivation
Kruso'b and soldiers : parallels and contrasts
Caste war casualties
The Caste War in broader perspective.