{"product_id":"9781118645123","title":"Peace in the Ancient World Concepts and Theories","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAncient World: Comparative Histories\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003ePeace in the Ancient World\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eConcepts and Theories\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKurt A. Raaflaub\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Ancient \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003ePeace in the Ancient World: Concepts and Theories\u003c\/i\u003e conducts a comparative investigation of why certain ancient societies produced explicit concepts and theories of peace and others did not.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the idea that concepts of peace in antiquity occurred only in periods that experienced exceptional rates of warfare\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUtilizes case studies of civilizations in China, India, Egypt, and Greece\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComplements the 2007 volume \u003ci\u003eWar and Peace in the Ancient World\u003c\/i\u003e, drawing on ideas from that work and providing a more comprehensive examination\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eKurt A. Raaflaub\u003c\/b\u003e is the David Herlihy University Professor and Professor of Classics at Brown University, Emeritus. His numerous publications include authorship or editorship of 20 scholarly books, in addition to more than 120 articles in journals and essay collections. Raaflaub is the editor of Wiley Blackwell's Ancient World: Comparative Histories series, and is the editor of \u003ci\u003eWar and Peace in the Ancient World\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2006).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 May 2016\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118645123\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e200\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44383734530188,"sku":"9781118645123","price":93.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118645123.jpg?v=1780168665","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781118645123","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}