»Becher shows with rigour and detail how persistent violence can be a feature of societies without it taking the shape of civil war and how violence tends to not only fluctuate over time but also cluster in specific areas... A majour strenght of the book lies in its comparative approach and Becher´s effort to chart patterns of violence across time and space.«
Prof. Dr. Kristine Höglund, Africa Spectrum 2017, 132