Peace in the Ancient World: Concepts and Theories
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Peace in the Ancient World: Concepts and Theoriesconducts 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 warfareUtilizes case studies of civilizations in China, India, Egypt, and GreeceComplements the 2007 volumeWar and Peace in the Ancient World, drawing on ideas from that work and providing a more comprehensive examination
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Data sheet
- Name of the Author
- Kurt A. Raaflaub
- Language
- English
- Series
- Ancient World: Comparative Histories
- ISBN
- 9781118645123
- Release date
- 2016
