A Cultural History of Peace in Antiquity (The Cultural Histories Series)

"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."--Site Web de l'éditeur.ISBN : 9781474238465 Cover page Halftitle page Series page Title page Copyright page CONTENTS ILLUSTRATIONS GENERAL EDITOR’S PREFACE Introduction CHALLENGES BLESSINGS MECHANISMS CONCLUSION CHAPTER ONE Definitions of Peace THE GREEKS THE ROMANS MAKING WAR AND PEACE AFTER THE FALL OF THE WESTERN ROMAN EMPIRE CONCLUSION CHAPTER TWO Human Nature, Peace, and War HUMAN NATURE AND THE ORIGINS OF WAR AND PEACE: BIOLOGICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES THE PREHISTORIC ORIGINS OF WAR AND PEACE ANCIENT THOUGHTS ABOUT HUMAN NATURE, WAR, AND PEACE WAR AND PEACE IN ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS CONCLUSION CHAPTER THREE Peace, War, and Gender WOMEN AND THE HEROIC IDEOLOGY OF WAR WOMEN AT WAR AND WOMEN IN WAR WOMEN AND PEACE CONCLUSION CHAPTER FOUR Peace, Pacifism, and Religion GODS OF WAR AND PEACE IN GREECE PEACE IN ROMAN CULT AND RELIGION MAKING AND KEEPING PEACE: RELIGIOUS ASPECTS PEACE IN EARLY CHRISTIANITY CONCLUSION CHAPTER FIVE Representations of Peace REPRESENTING PEACE IN EARLY GREECE PERSONIFYING PEACE IN GREEK CULTURE REPRESENTING PEACE IN ROMAN CULTURE PEACE AND CONCORDIA CONCLUSION CHAPTER SIX Peace Movements CONSTRUCTIVISM, (NEO-)REALISM, AND THE ANCIENT PARADIGM PEACE MO(VE)MENTS IN GREEK AND ROMAN HISTORY IMPERIAL ROME CONCLUSION CHAPTER SEVEN Peace, Security, and Deterrence GREECE ROME CONCLUSION CHAPTER EIGHT Peace as Integration EMPIRES LEAGUES OF STATES FEDERAL STATES5 CONCLUSION NOTES ABBREVIATIONS AND BIBLIOGRAPHY CONTRIBUTORS INDEX "A Cultural History of Peace presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. The set of six volumes covers over 2500 years of history, charting the evolving nature and role of peace throughout history. This volume, A Cultural History of Peace in the Enlightenment, explores peace in the period from 1648 to 1815. As with all the volumes in the illustrated Cultural History of Peace set, this volume presents essays on the meaning of peace, peace movements, maintaining peace, peace in relation to gender, religion and war and representations of peace. A Cultural History of Peace in the Enlightenment is the most authoritative and comprehensive survey available on peace in the long eighteenth century"--Abstract. A Cultural History of Peace presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. The set of six volumes covers over 2500 years of history, charting the evolving nature and role of peace throughout history.This volume, A Cultural History of Peace in Antiquity, explores peace in the period from 500 BC to 800 AD. As with all the volumes in the illustrated Cultural History of Peace set, this volume presents essays on the meaning of peace, peace movements, maintaining peace, peace in relation to gender, religion and war and representations of peace.A Cultural History of Peace in Antiquity is the most authoritative and comprehensive survey available on peace in the classical era.