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Peace in World History

Peter Stearns
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Buddhism
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China
comparative empires analysis
conflict resolution history
conflicts
Contemporary World History
Darius III
demilitarization
Early Human Experience
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European Colonial Control
Formal Policy Initiatives
global peace evolution studies
Harmonious Society
historical peace theory
International Prize Court
Military Expenditures
Military Recruits
Modern Human History
Non-violent Resistance
nonviolent social movements
pacifism
pax Romana
pax Sinica
peace studies
peacebuilding methodologies
peacemaking
Postclassical
Postclassical Period
religious peace traditions
River Valley Civilizations
Steam Ships
treaties
Treaty of Westphalia
United States Latin American Relations
War Ii
West Germany
World War Ii Memory
Young Men

Product details

  • ISBN 9780415716604
  • Weight: 430g
  • Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
  • Publication Date: 24 Mar 2014
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Hardback
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In Peace in World History, Peter N. Stearns examines the ideas of peace that have existed throughout history, and how societies have sought to put them into practice. Beginning with the status of peace in early hunter-gatherer and agricultural societies, and continuing through the present day, the narrative gives students a clear view of the ways people across the world have understood and striven to achieve peace throughout history. Topics covered include:

  • Comparison of the ‘pax Romana’ and ‘pax Sinica’ of Rome and China

  • Concepts of peace in Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam, and their historical impact

  • The place of peace in the periods of expanding empires

  • The emergence, starting in the 19th century, of formal schemes to promote peace amid increasingly destructive technologies for warfare

Moving away from the view of history as a series of military conflicts, Peace in World History offers a new way of looking at world history by focusing on peace. Showing how concepts of peace have evolved over time even as they have been challenged by war and conflict, this lively and engaging narrative enables students to consider peace as a human possibility.
About Peter Stearns

Peter N. Stearns is Provost and a professor of history at George Mason University.

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