Peace in the ancient world : concepts and theories /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Raaflaub, Kurt A. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chichester, UK ; Malden, MA : John Wiley & Sons, 2016.
Colección:The Ancient world: comparative histories
Temas:
Peace (Philosophy) > History.
Pacifism > History.
Paix (Philosophie) > Histoire.
Pacifisme > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Pacifism
Peace (Philosophy)
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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 Peace
  • Prologue
  • 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
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Thinking about Peace in Ancient India
  • Aśoka
  • Brahmanism
  • Buddhism
  • Conclusion
  • Abbreviations
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Searching for Peace in the Warring States
  • Introduction
  • Political Conditions in Early China
  • The Warring States
  • Peace in the Warring States
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 5: Greek Concepts and Theories of Peace
  • Introduction: Homer, Thucydides, Peace, and Just War
  • Containing External War and Ending Civil War: Three Examples.
  • Background: Peace in Political Thought, Discourse, and Conceptualization
  • Theories of Peace
  • Explanations and Conclusion
  • Abbreviations
  • References
  • 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.

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