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A cultural history of peace

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

illustrations

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A cultural history of peace

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A Cultural History of Peace presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. The set of six volumes covers a span of 2500 years, tracing how different cultures and societies have thought about, struggled for, developed and sustained peace in different ways and at different times. 1. A Cultural History of Peace in Antiquity (500 BCE - 800 CE) ; 2. A Cultural History of Peace in the Medieval Age (800 - 1450) ; 3. A Cultural History of Peace in the Renaissance (1450 - 1648) ; 4. A Cultural History of Peace in the Age of Enlightenment (1648 - 1815) ; 5. A Cultural History of Peace in the Age of Empire (1815 - 1920) ; 6. A Cultural History of Peace in the Modern Age (1920 - present). Each volume discusses the same themes in its chapters: 1. Definitions of Peace; 2. Human Nature, Peace and War; 3. Peace, War and Gender; 4. Peace, Pacifism and Religion; 5. Representations of Peace; 6. Peace as Integration; 7. Peace Movements; 8. Peace, Security and Deterrence. This structure offers readers a broad overview of a period within each volume or the opportunity to follow a theme through history by reading the relevant chapter across volumes. Generously illustrated, the full six-volume set combines to present the most authoritative and comprehensive survey available on peace in history. --, Provided by publisher

volume 1. A, cultural history of peace in antiquity / edited by Sheila L. Ager -- volume 2. A, cultural history of peace in the Medieval Age / edited by Walter Simons -- volume 3. A, cultural history of peace in the Renaissance / edited by Isabella Lazzarini -- volume 4. A, cultural history of peace in the Age of Enlightenment / edited by Stella Ghervas and David Armitage -- volume 5. A, cultural history of peace in the Age of Empire / edited by Ingrid Sharp -- volume 6. A, cultural history of peace in the modern age / edited by Ronald Edsforth