Screen LibraryWar and peace in the ancient world
This book is the first to focus on war and peace in the ancient world from a global perspective.:.; The first book to focus on war and peace in the ancient world.; Takes a global perspective, covering a large number of early civilizations, from China, India and West Asia, through the Mediterranean t...
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| Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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The ancient world--comparative histories
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470774083 |
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This book is the first to focus on war and peace in the ancient world from a global perspective.:.; The first book to focus on war and peace in the ancient world.; Takes a global perspective, covering a large number of early civilizations, from China, India and West Asia, through the Mediterranean to the Americas.; Features contributions from nineteen distinguished scholars, all of whom are experts in their fields.; Offers remarkable insights into the different ways in which ancient societies dealt with a common human challenge.; Requires no prior historical knowledge, making it suitable for |
| Carrier Form: | xii, 385 pages ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780470774083 0470774088 0470775475 (electronic bk.) 9780470775479 (electronic bk.) 9781405173513 (electronic bk.) 1405173513 (electronic bk.) |
| Index Number: | U29 |
| CLC: | E192 |
| Contents: | Introduction : Searching for peace in the ancient world / Kurt A. Raaflaub -- Making war and making peace in early China / Robin D.S. Yates -- Ancient India : peace within and war without / Richard Salomon -- Water under the straw : peace in Mesopotamia / Benjamin R. Foster -- Making, preserving, and breaking the peace with the Hittite state / Richard H. Beal -- Conflict and reconciliation in the ancient Middle East : the clash of Egyptian and Hittite chariots in Syria, and the world's first peace treaty between "Superpowers" / Lanny Bell -- From Achaemenid imperial order to Sasanian diploma |