The Cambridge world history of violence / edited by Philip Dwyer, Joy Damousi.
Contributor(s): Dwyer, Philip [editor] | Damousi, Joy [editor].
Language: eng.Publisher: New Delhi : Cambridge University Press, 2020Description: 4 vols. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781316626887 (Set).Subject(s): Violence -- History | Violence | Ethnic conflict -- History | Social conflict -- HistoryDDC classification: 303.6 Summary: The four volume cambridge world history of violence is the first collection of its kind to look at violence across different periods of human history and different regions of the world. It capitalises on the growing scholarly interest in the history of violence, which is emerging as one of the key intellectual issues of our time. The volumes take into account the latest scholarship in the field and comprise the work of nearly 140 scholars, who have contributed substantial chapters to provide an authoritative treatment of violence from a multiplicity of perspectives. The collection thus offers the reader a wide-ranging thematic treatment of the historical contexts of different types of violence, as well as a compendium of experience shared by peoples across time.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Vol. 1: The Prehistoric and Ancient Worlds / edited by Garrett G. Fagan, Linda Fibiger, Mark Hudson, Matthew Trundle (xvii, 739 p.).
Vol. 2: 500-1500 CE / edited by Matthew S. Gordon, Richard W. Kaeuper, Harriet Zurndorfer (xiv, 708 p.).
Vol. 3: 1500–AD 1800 / edited by Robert Antony, Stuart Carroll, Caroline Dodds Pennock (xv, 716 p.).
Vol. 4: 1800 to the Present / edited by Louise Edwards, Nigel Penn, Jay Winter (xiv, 680 p.).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The four volume cambridge world history of violence is the first collection of its kind to look at violence across different periods of human history and different regions of the world. It capitalises on the growing scholarly interest in the history of violence, which is emerging as one of the key intellectual issues of our time.
The volumes take into account the latest scholarship in the field and comprise the work of nearly 140 scholars, who have contributed substantial chapters to provide an authoritative treatment of violence from a multiplicity of perspectives. The collection thus offers the reader a wide-ranging thematic treatment of the historical contexts of different types of violence, as well as a compendium of experience shared by peoples across time.
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