This volume is concerned with groups and networks for which physical violence constitutes a substantial part of their existence. The contributions range from antiquity to the 20th century and encompass western, southern, mid- and eastern Europe as well as selected regions of Sub-Saharan Africa. Thus, a broad historical spectrum is presented, drawing attention to the diversity and at the same time astonishing comparability of the observed phenomena.

This volume is concerned with groups and networks for which physical violence constitutes a substantial part of their existence. The contributions range from antiquity to the 20th century and encompass western, southern, mid- and eastern Europe as well as selected regions of Sub-Saharan Africa. Thus, a broad historical spectrum is presented, drawing attention to the diversity and at the same time astonishing comparability of the observed phenomena.

This volume is concerned with groups and networks for which physical violence constitutes a substantial part of their existence. The contributions range from antiquity to the 20th century and encompass western, southern, mid- and eastern Europe as well as selected regions of Sub-Saharan Africa. Thus, a broad historical spectrum is presented, drawing attention to the diversity and at the same time astonishing comparability of the observed phenomena.