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A cultural history of peace in the medieval age / edited by Walter Simons.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Cultural histories series
- Cultural history of peace ; 2
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Peace--History.
- Peace.
- Peace movements--History.
- Peace movements.
- Cultural History (History).
- History.
- Medieval History (History).
- Social History (History).
- Local Subjects:
- Cultural History (History).
- History.
- Medieval History (History).
- Social History (History).
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.
- Summary:
- A Cultural History of Peace in the Medieval Age explores peace from 800 to 1450. As with all the volumes in the illustrated Cultural History of Peace set, this volume presents essays on the meaning of peace, peace movements, maintaining peace, peace in relation to gender, religion and war and representations of peace. A Cultural History of Peace in the Medieval Age is the most authoritative and comprehensive survey available on peace in the medieval era.
- Contents:
- Introduction / by Walter Simons
- Definitions of peace / by Jehangir Yezdi Malegam
- Human nature, peace, and war / by Gregory M. Reichberg
- Peace, war, and gender / by Katrin E. Sjursen
- Peace, pacifism, and religion : a universal longing unfulfilled / by Anne Marie Wolf
- Representations of peace : heavenly dreams, earthly needs / by Walter Simons
- Peace movements : peace in the communes / by James A. Palmer
- Peace, security, and deterrence / by Jenny Benham
- Peace as integration : the many sides of medieval peace / by Geoffrey Koziol.
- Notes:
- Online resource; description from resource and publisher's metadata (viewed on 10 November 2020).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781474206952
- 1474206956
- OCLC:
- 1233045875
- Publisher Number:
- 183250
- 183256
- 183239
- 183245
- 183252
- 183261
- 183263
- 183264
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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