" . . . a sweeping, analytical synethsis of collective violence from the colonial experience to the present." --American Studies
"Gilje has written 'the book' on rioting throughout American history." --The Historian
". . . a thorough, illuminating, and at times harrowing account of man's inhumanity to man." --William and Mary Quarterly
" . . . fulfills its title's promise as an encyclopedic study . . . an impressive accomplishment...