LEADER 03780nam 2200625 450 001 9910831028803321 005 20230107120424.0 010 $a1-281-31061-1 010 $a9786611310615 010 $a0-470-76432-5 010 $a0-470-77408-8 010 $a0-470-77547-5 035 $a(CKB)1000000000687413 035 $a(EBL)351658 035 $a(OCoLC)476173238 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000268902 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11219177 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000268902 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10243356 035 $a(PQKB)11033695 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC351658 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7076155 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7076155 035 $a(PPN)250144662 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000687413 100 $a20230107d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aWar and peace in the ancient world /$fedited by Kurt A. Raaflaub 210 1$aMalden, Massachusetts ;$aOxford, England :$cBlackwell Pub.,$d[2007] 210 4$dİ2007 215 $a1 online resource (400 p.) 225 1 $aAncient World: Comparative Histories 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4051-4525-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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" 327 $a7 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 327 $a15 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 330 $aThis book is the first to focus on war and peace in the ancient world from a global perspective.The first book to focus on war and peace in the ancient world Takes a global perspective, covering a large number of early civilizations, from China, India and West Asia, through the Mediterranean to the Americas Features contributions from nineteen distinguished scholars, all of whom are experts in their fields Offers remarkable insights into the different ways in which ancient societies dealt with a common human challenge Requires no prior historical 410 0$aAncient World: Comparative Histories 606 $aMilitary history, Ancient 615 0$aMilitary history, Ancient. 676 $a303.6/60901 702 $aRaaflaub$b Kurt A. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910831028803321 996 $aWar and peace in the ancient world$9719384 997 $aUNINA