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This work examines how civilian populations exercise non-violent agency amid communal wars, focusing on mechanisms of resilience and resistance. Through ethnographic fieldwork, it explores the social dynamics enabling communities to navigate and mitigate the impacts of violent conflicts. The book emphasizes grassroots nonviolent strategies as essential to understanding conflict transformation. The book offers crucial insights into civilian-led peace initiatives relevant to ongoing communal conflicts worldwide. It informs practical community engagement by highlighting the empowerment of local populations in nonviolent resistance and resilience-building during war, guiding policy and grassroots peace efforts. An important contribution to peace and conflict literature, particularly in highlighting civilian roles in conflict zones through nonviolent means. It offers both theoretical depth and practical case studies. Strengths include rich fieldwork and nuanced analysis of civilian strategies. It fills gaps in understanding nonviolent resistance in communal wars. Limitations may include contextual specificity, but it has broad applicability. The scholarly rigor is high, and accessibility is moderate