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"In Peace in World History, Peter N. Stearns examines the ideas of peace that have existed throughout history, and how societies have sought to put them into practice. Beginning with the status of peace in early hunter-gatherer and agricultural societies, and continuing through the present day,...
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2014. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Themes in world history
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"In Peace in World History, Peter N. Stearns examines the ideas of peace that have existed throughout history, and how societies have sought to put them into practice. Beginning with the status of peace in early hunter-gatherer and agricultural societies, and continuing through the present day, the narrative gives students a clear view of the ways people across the world have understood and striven to achieve peace throughout history. Topics covered include: Comparison of the 'pax Romana' and 'pax Sinica' of Rome and China, concepts of peace in Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam, and their hi |
| Carrier Form: | 209 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9780415716611 (paperback) : 0415716616 (paperback) 9780415716604 (hardback) 0415716608 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | D62 |
| CLC: | K1 |
| Call Number: | K1/S799-1 |
| Contents: | Introduction -- Peace and early human societies -- The great empires : peace in Rome and China -- Peace in the Buddhist tradition -- Religion and peace in the postclassical age -- Peace in a new age of empires -- Peace in an industrial age -- Peace in the decades of war -- Peace in contemporary world history -- Regional approaches to peace : the comparative challenge -- Peace ideas and peace movements after 1945. |