UID:
almafu_9959695711802883
Format:
1 online resource (xvii, 739 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-108-88290-0
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1-108-88971-9
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1-316-34124-0
Series Statement:
The Cambridge world history of violence
Content:
The first in a four-volume set, The Cambridge World History of Violence, volume I provides a comprehensive examination of violence in prehistory and the ancient world. Covering the period through to the end of classical antiquity, the chapters take a global perspective spanning sub-Saharan Africa, the Near East, Europe, India, China, Japan and Central America. Unlike many previous works, this book does not focus only on warfare but examines violence as a broader phenomenon. The historical approach complements, and in some cases critiques, previous research on the anthropology and psychology of violence in the human story. Written by a team of contributors who are experts in each of their respective fields, this volume will be of particular interest to anyone fascinated by archaeology and the ancient world.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 13 Mar 2020).
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Cover -- Half-title page -- Series page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Maps -- List of Contributors to Volume I -- General Introduction: Violence in World History -- Introduction to Volume I -- Part 1 The Origins of Conflict -- 1 The Origins of Warfare and Violence -- 2 Violence in Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Hunter-Gatherer Communities -- 3 Settled Lives, Unsettled Times: Neolithic Violence in Europe -- 4 Violence during the Later Stone Age of Southern Africa -- 5 Weapons, Warriors and Warfare in Bronze Age Europe -- 6 Weapons, Ritual and Warfare: Violence in Iron Age Europe -- 7 The Origins of Violence and Warfare in the Japanese Islands -- Part II Prehistoric and Ancient Warfare -- 8 Hunting and Warfare:The Ritualisation of Military Violence in Ancient Egypt -- 9 Recent Advances in the Archaeology of Maya Warfare -- 10 Violence and State Power in Early Mesopotamia -- 11 Violence and the Roman Way of Warfare -- 12 Roman Warfare and Military Violence in Late Antiquity -- 13 Violence and Warfare in Early Imperial China -- Part III Intimate and Collective Violence -- 14 Early Massacres: Mass Violence in Neolithic Europe -- 15 Gendered Violence in Iron Age and Roman Britain -- 16 Violence in Ancient Egyptian Society -- 17 Violence and the Mutilated Body in Achaemenid Iran -- 18 'Knocking Her Teeth out with a Stone': Violence against Women in Ancient Greece -- 19 Gang Violence in the Late Roman Republic -- 20 Violence in Early Chinese History -- Part IV Religion, Ritual and Violence -- 21 Ritual Violence and Headhunting in Iron Age Europe -- 22 Ritual Killing and Human Sacrifice in the Ancient Near East -- 23 Violent Sacrifice in the Ancient Greek and Roman Worlds -- 24 Combat Sports in Ancient Greece and Rome -- 25 Religious Violence in Late Antiquity -- Part V Violence, Crime and the State.
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26 Violence, Law and Community in Classical Athens -- 27 Roman Violence: Attitudes and Practice -- 28 Suicide and Martyrdom among Christians and Jews -- Part VI Representations and Constructions of Violence -- 29 Kingship, Violence and Non-violence in Indian Thought, c. 500 bce to 500 ce -- 30 Violence and the Bible -- 31 Representations of Violence in Ancient Mesopotamia and Syria -- 32 Representations of War and Violence in Ancient Rome -- 33 Heroism, Military Violence and the State in Ancient India -- Index.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-107-12012-8
Language:
English
