Rioting as Rational Action-An Interpretation of the April 1978 Riots in Agra

Rioting as Rational Action An Interpretation of the April 1978 Riots in Agra Owen M Lynch Warfare, factionalism and conflict resolution have long been respectable topics of anthropoid gical concern, but urban violence has been virtually ignored perhaps because it is seen as an outlet for irrational frustrations beyond the limits of tiny normative order.