Synopsis
This is an extremely complex and disturbing book which cries out for comparative studies elsewhere in Africa. It is a book that establishes trains of thought that keep popping up; one continues to mull over the many and varied aspects of violence and memory touched upon long after one has stopped reading. At first glance the subject matter of the book appears simple: the history of a geographically defined area and people's memory of this area. But as with so many seemingly simple formulae, the ever increasing complexity and permutations are awe-inspiring.