Peace in the ancient world : concepts and theories / / edited by Kurt A. Raaflaub
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| Titolo: |
Peace in the ancient world : concepts and theories / / edited by Kurt A. Raaflaub
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| Pubblicazione: | Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016 |
| ©2016 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (200 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 303.6/601 |
| Soggetto topico: | Peace (Philosophy) - History |
| Pacifism - History | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | RaaflaubKurt A. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Title Page; Table of Contents; Notes on Contributors; Series Editor's Preface; The Ancient World: Comparative Histories; Introduction; Chapter 1: Abhorring War, Yearning for Peace: The Quest for Peace in the Ancient World; Chapter 2: Concepts of Peace in Ancient Egypt; Chapter 3: Thinking about Peace in Ancient India; Chapter 4: Searching for Peace in the Warring States: Philosophical Debates and the Management of Violence in Early China; Chapter 5: Greek Concepts and Theories of Peace; Chapter 6: Broadening the Scope: Thinking about Peace in the Pre-Modern World |
| Chapter 1: Abhorring War, Yearning for PeacePrologue; Five Cases and a Thesis; The Prevalence and Brutality of War in the Ancient World; Visions of Peace; Peace Cults; War Cults; Intellectual Concerns with Peace; Conclusion; Abbreviations; References; Chapter 2: Concepts of Peace in Ancient Egypt; The Egyptian World View: Conflict and Equilibrium; Peacefulness as Moral Value; Cultural Valuation of War and Peace; Terminology; Internal Strife and its Conceptual Treatment; Political Behavior and Foreign Policy; The peace treaty between Egypt and the Hittites; Conclusion; Abbreviations | |
| AbbreviationsReferences; Chapter 6: Broadening the Scope; "Universal Peace" in Ancient Empires; "Inner Peace" and Non-violence in the Axial Age; "Common Peace" Inside and Outside Sovereign States; Conclusion: Explaining Ideas about Peace; Abbreviation; References; Index; End User License Agreement | |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Peace in the ancient world |
| ISBN: | 1-118-64514-6 |
| 1-118-64511-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910798252203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Ancient world--comparative histories.
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