Political Violence Democracy and Human Rights : Africa and Asia in Comparative Perspective

Political violence has been one of the key hallmarks of the twentieth century. It is therefore not surprising that the twentieth century has been defined as the longest century of violence. Keeping this reality in mind the author has made serious endeavour to critically examine the issue of political violence in the developing countries especially Africa and Asia. The book provides a very clear understanding of the prevailing political violence in Africa and Asia with particular emphasis on Angola, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, India and Indonesia. The author is convinced that this book will be a significant contribution to the literature on political violence in Africa and Asia and hence, extremely useful for academicians researchers as well as policy makers. (jacket)