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Record Nr.

UNINA9910144421203321

Autore

Raaflaub Kurt A

Titolo

War and Peace in the Ancient World [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Wiley, 2008

ISBN

1-281-31061-1

9786611310615

0-470-76432-5

0-470-77408-8

0-470-77547-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (400 p.)

Collana

Ancient World: Comparative Histories

Disciplina

303.6/60901

355.009

Soggetti

Military history, Ancient

Military Science - General

Military & Naval Science

Law, Politics & Government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Series Editor's Preface; Notes on Contributors; 1 Introduction: Searching for Peace in the Ancient World; 2 Making War and Making Peace in Early China; 3 Ancient India: Peace Within and War Without; 4 Water under the Straw: Peace in Mesopotamia; 5 Making, Preserving, and Breaking the Peace with the Hittite State; 6 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"

7 From Achaemenid Imperial Order to Sasanian Diplomacy: War, Peace, and Reconciliation in Pre-Islamic Iran8 War and Reconciliation in the Traditions of Ancient Israel: Historical, Literary, and Ideological Considerations; 9 "They Shall Beat Their Swords into Plowshares": A Vision of Peace Through Justice and Its Background in the Hebrew Bible; 10 "Laughing for Joy": War and Peace Among the Greeks; 11 War and Reconciliation in Greek Literature; 12 War, Peace, and International Law



in Ancient Greece; 13 War and Peace, Fear and Reconciliation at Rome; 14 The Price of Peace in Ancient Rome

15 The Gates of War (and Peace): Roman Literary Perspectives16 Early Christian Views on Violence, War, and Peace; 17 Fight for God - But Do So with Kindness: Re.ections on War, Peace, and Communal Identity in Early Islam; 18 Peace, Reconciliation, and Alliance in Aztec Mexico; 19 War and Peace in the Inca Heartland; 20 The Long Peace Among Iroquois Nations; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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

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Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991003594039707536

Autore

Bobbio, Norberto

Titolo

Autobiografia / Norberto Bobbio ; a cura di Alberto Papuzzi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Roma ; Bari : Laterza, 1997

ISBN

8842052280

Descrizione fisica

274 p.,  [8] carte di tav. : ill. ; 21 cm

Collana

Storia e società

Altri autori (Persone)

Papuzzi, Alberto

Disciplina

320.092

Soggetti

Bobbio, Norberto Autobiografie

Bobbio, Norberto Autobiografie

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia