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Download or read book Peace in the Ancient World written by Kurt A. Raaflaub and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-03-18 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peace in the Ancient World: Concepts and Theories conducts a comparative investigation of why certain ancient societies produced explicit concepts and theories of peace and others did not. Explores the idea that concepts of peace in antiquity occurred only in periods that experienced exceptional rates of warfare Utilizes case studies of civilizations in China, India, Egypt, and Greece Complements the 2007 volume War and Peace in the Ancient World, drawing on ideas from that work and providing a more comprehensive examination