Download or read book Understanding Political Violence: A Criminological Approach written by Ruggiero, Vincenzo and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2006-03-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author distinguishes between political violence from below, for example collective violence, insurgency, armed struggle and terrorism; and political violence from above, which includes indiscriminate repression, institutional and state violence, torture and war.