A ground-breaking history of the arts of peace, from Confucius and Ancient Greece through to the 21st century, opening an alternative window on history to show the strength of the case for peace which has been argued from ancient times onwards.
A ground-breaking history of the arts of peace, from Confucius and Ancient Greece through to the 21st century, opening an alternative window on history to show the strength of the case for peace which has been argued from ancient times onwards.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
John Gittings is a peace historian who was for many years chief foreign leader-writer and East Asia editor at The Guardian. He was on the editorial team of the Oxford International Encyclopedia of Peace and is a Research Associate of the China Institute at the School of Oriental & African Studies. He was active in the early years of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and in the International Confederation for Disarmament and Peace. He has written extensively on issues of war and peace and on cold war politics, as well as many works on modern China. Earlier books include The Changing Face of China (2005, also published by OUP), Real China (1995), Beyond the Gulf War (1991, editor), and Superpowers in Collision (1982, with Noam Chomsky and Jonathan Steele).
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Preface Introduction 1: The Perception of Peace and War 2: Ancient Peace: From Homer to the Warring States 3: The Morality of Peace: from Jesus to the Crusades 4: The Humanist Approach: Erasmus and Shakespeare 5: The Growth of Peace Consciousness: From the Enlightenment to The Hague 6: Alternatives to War: The League of Nations and Non-Violence 7: The Misappropriation of Peace: From the UN to the Cold War 8: Giving Peace a Chance: From the Cold War to Iraq Conclusion: Peace in the Twenty-First Century Notes Select Bibliography Index
Preface Introduction 1: The Perception of Peace and War 2: Ancient Peace: From Homer to the Warring States 3: The Morality of Peace: from Jesus to the Crusades 4: The Humanist Approach: Erasmus and Shakespeare 5: The Growth of Peace Consciousness: From the Enlightenment to The Hague 6: Alternatives to War: The League of Nations and Non-Violence 7: The Misappropriation of Peace: From the UN to the Cold War 8: Giving Peace a Chance: From the Cold War to Iraq Conclusion: Peace in the Twenty-First Century Notes Select Bibliography Index
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