War and Peace in the Ancient World
This book is the first to focus on war and peace in the ancient world from a global perspective. 19 distinguished scholars, all of whom are experts in their fields, discuss different aspects of this fascinating subject in relation to a large number of early civilizations, from China and India through West Asia (Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Hittites, Israel, Persia, and early Islam) to the Mediterranean (Greece, Rome, and early Christianity) and the Americas (the Aztecs and the Iroquois Peace League). The book demonstrates that ancient societies, no less than modern ones, suffered from the losses and destructions caused by war, and yearned for pea…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-470-77547-9
- EAN: 9780470775479
- Produktnummer: 13792226
- Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
- Seitenangabe: 400 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 1'449 KB
Über den Autor
Kurt A. Raaflaub is David Herlihy University Professor and Professor of Classics and History at Brown University.
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