{"product_id":"a-cultural-history-of-peace-ronald-edsforth-9781474241359","title":"A Cultural History of Peace: Volumes 1-6","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Peace\u003c\/i\u003e presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. The set of six volumes covers a span of 2500 years, tracing how different cultures and societies have thought about, struggled for, developed and sustained peace in different ways and at different times. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1. A Cultural History of Peace in Antiquity (500 BCE - 800 CE)\u003cbr\u003e2. A Cultural History of Peace in the Medieval Age (800 - 1450)\u003cbr\u003e3. A Cultural History of Peace in the Renaissance (1450 - 1648)\u003cbr\u003e4. A Cultural History of Peace in the Age of Enlightenment (1648 - 1815)\u003cbr\u003e5. A Cultural History of Peace in the Age of Empire (1815 - 1920)\u003cbr\u003e6. A Cultural History of Peace in the Modern Age (1920 - present) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach volume discusses the same themes in its chapters: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1. Definitions of Peace\u003cbr\u003e2. Human Nature, Peace and War\u003cbr\u003e3. Peace, War and Gender\u003cbr\u003e4. Peace, Pacifism and Religion\u003cbr\u003e5. Representations of Peace\u003cbr\u003e6. Peace as Integration\u003cbr\u003e7. Peace Movements\u003cbr\u003e8. Peace, Security and Deterrence \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis structure offers readers a broad overview of a period within each volume or the opportunity to follow a theme through history by reading the relevant chapter across volumes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGenerously illustrated, the full six-volume set combines to present the most authoritative and comprehensive survey available on peace in history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ronald Edsforth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474241352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474241359\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/19\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.84h x 6.93w x 3.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2021","brand":"Ronald Edsforth","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44076493766911,"sku":"9781474241359","price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_16a64f89-efaf-4ce4-9e77-b2cefca0f67e.jpg?v=1685465299","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-cultural-history-of-peace-ronald-edsforth-9781474241359","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}