Preben Kaarsholm is a professor of international development studies at Roskilde University, Denmark.

"Striking, among a range of hypotheses about the origins and continuations of civil strife, is the attenuation of the meaning of genocide, particularly in two stimulating chapters...." (CHOICE) "Many of these contributions demonstrate the immense value of careful fieldwork and meticulous micropolitical understanding in the study of violence—methods and approaches all too often neglected in favor of theories that may appear parsimonious and appealing, but which often lack empirical foundations." (African Studies Review)

Preben Kaarsholm is a professor of international development studies at Roskilde University, Denmark.

"Striking, among a range of hypotheses about the origins and continuations of civil strife, is the attenuation of the meaning of genocide, particularly in two stimulating chapters...." (CHOICE) "Many of these contributions demonstrate the immense value of careful fieldwork and meticulous micropolitical understanding in the study of violence—methods and approaches all too often neglected in favor of theories that may appear parsimonious and appealing, but which often lack empirical foundations." (African Studies Review)