03021cam a2200445 i 4500 17989138 BD-DhUL 20170925121603.0 140106s2014 nyu b 001 0 eng 2013042311 9780415716604 (hardback) 9780415716611 (paperback) 9781315879598 (e-book) DLC eng DLC rda DLC BD-DhUL pcc D62 .S74 2014 303.66 23 STP HIS037000 HIS039000 HIS054000 bisacsh Stearns, Peter N. Peace in world history / Peter N Stearns. First edition. New York ; London : Routledge, 2014. x, 209 p. ; 23 cm. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier GBP 27.99 Themes in world history Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- Peace and early human societies -- The great empires : peace in Rome and China -- Peace in the Buddhist tradition -- Religion and peace in the postclassical age -- Peace in a new age of empires -- Peace in an industrial age -- Peace in the decades of war -- Peace in contemporary world history -- Regional approaches to peace : the comparative challenge -- Peace ideas and peace movements after 1945. "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"-- Provided by publisher. World history. Peace. HISTORY / World. bisacsh HISTORY / Civilization. bisacsh HISTORY / Social History. bisacsh 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK rf20 2014-01-06 rf20 2014-01-06 ONIX rf20 2014-01-06 to Dewey xn10 2014-07-07 1 copy rec'd., to CIP ver. 52462 52462 0 0 ddc 0 303_660000000000000_STP 0 NFIC 87365 DUL DUL GEN 2016-04-04 Purchased 303.66 STP 491688 2016-04-04 2016-04-04 BK 0 0 ddc 0 303_660000000000000_STP 0 NFIC 355353 DUL DUL GEN 2017-07-20 Purchased 303.66 STP 503286 2017-09-25 3 2017-09-25 BK 0 0 ddc 0 303_660000000000000_STP 0 NFIC 355355 DUL DUL GEN 2017-07-20 Purchased 303.66 STP 503287 2017-09-25 4 2017-09-25 BK