brawls, riots, and banditry

Scope Note

Prevalence and causes of brawls; types (e.g., drinking brawls, gang fights); running amok; incidence and types of riots (e.g., bread riots, race riots, political riots); methods of control; manifestations of mob psychology; incidence of organized violence (e.g., banditry, piracy, highjacking); etc.

Identifier

Broader Term

• 570 interpersonal relations

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• 726 warfare
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