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Raaflaub, Kurt A.

Peace in the Ancient World: Concepts and Theories (Ancient World: Comparative Histories)

Wiley-Blackwell - 1st edition (6 May 2016),

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Author
Raaflaub, Kurt A.
Publishers
Wiley-Blackwell, 1st edition (6 May 2016)
Keyword
Ancient
Binding description
S
Dust jacket
No
State of preservation
Good
Binding
Softcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
No

Description

8vo, br. ed. 200pp. 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