The Glorious Art of Peace: From the Iliad to Iraq
- ISBN-10
- 0199575762
- ISBN-13
- 9780199575763
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 304
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-02-23
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- John Gittings
Description
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.
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