Violence and the Caste War of Yucatán Introduction: Caste War violence : prospect and state of the art Violence in anthropological and sociological perspective Violence in organized groups The context Misery and everyday violence : lower class rural life Political violence before and beyond the Caste War The beginnings A war of attrition Rebel consolidation The end of rebel autonomy Government forces Violence and suffering within the government forces Violence by government forces against others The social composition of the rebel movement Of loot and lumber : the Krusob economy Krusob politics and religion Violence among the Krusob Krusob violence against outsiders Civil war ideology and motivation Krusob and soldiers : parallels and contrasts Caste war casualties The Caste War in broader perspective.