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Peace in the Ancient World: Concepts and Theories
Kurt A. Raaflaub
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Description for Peace in the Ancient World: Concepts and Theories
Hardcover. Peace in the Ancient World: Concepts and Theories conducts a comparative investigation of why certain ancient societies produced explicit concepts and theories of peace and others did not. Editor(s): Raaflaub, Kurt A. Series: Ancient World: Comparative Histories. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 188 x 39. .
Peace in the Ancient World: Concepts and Theories conducts a comparative investigation of why certain ancient societies produced explicit concepts and theories of peace and others did not.
Peace in the Ancient World: Concepts and Theories conducts a comparative investigation of why certain ancient societies produced explicit concepts and theories of peace and others did not.
- Explores the idea that concepts of peace in antiquity occurred only in periods that experienced exceptional rates of warfare
- Utilizes case studies of civilizations in China, India, Egypt, and Greece
- Complements the 2007 volume War and Peace in the Ancient World, drawing on ideas from that work and providing a more comprehensive examination
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Ancient World: Comparative Histories
Condition
New
Weight
460g
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781118645123
SKU
V9781118645123
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Ref
99-15
About Kurt A. Raaflaub
Kurt A. Raaflaub is the David Herlihy University Professor and Professor of Classics at Brown University, Emeritus. His numerous publications include authorship or editorship of 20 scholarly books, in addition to more than 120 articles in journals and essay collections. Raaflaub is the editor of Wiley Blackwell's Ancient World: Comparative Histories series, and is the editor of War and Peace ... Read more
Reviews for Peace in the Ancient World: Concepts and Theories
"Considering how under-studied ancient peace is compared with conflict, this work is a welcome and important contribution to an increasingly topical subject; the issues addressed concern scholars not only in peace, but in international relations, state doctrines, philosophical schools and historiography, which provides the book with the benefit of a wide readership. By allowing for cultural comparisons, the book allows ... Read more