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Book SynopsisIntercommunal Warfare and Ethnic Peacemaking offers an analysis of communal violence and armed conflict in urban Central Asia. Drawing from Joldon Kutmanaliev’s fieldwork in Kyrgyzstan, the book assesses local-level differences in communal violence across neighbourhoods and the role of local communities and urban landscapes in conflict prevention.
Trade Review“This book is a major contribution to our knowledge of political violence. Combining rich data with an innovative methodological approach, grounded in rigorous theory, Intercommunal Warfare and Ethnic Peacemaking is the first in-depth study of the 2010 violence in Kyrgyzstan to be published in English. Recognizing the limitations of his data, Kutmanaliev avoids making causal claims where the evidence is lacking, which allows him to come to a more convincing conclusion about the determinants of peace and violence.” Edward Lemon, Texas A&M University and editor of Critical Approaches to Security in Central Asia
“Joldon Kutmanaliev argues for an approach to urban violence that pays attention to microdynamics within cities. Highlighting two main mechanisms – intergroup non-aggression pacts and within-group policing – the book applies and develops existing theoretical arguments to a new unit of analysis, considers the role of spatial dynamics in shaping these theoretical mechanisms, and explores a largely understudied case.” Emma Elfversson, Uppsala University and co-editor of The Spatiality of Violence in Post-war Cities
