Contributions

  • Philip de Souza (Editor) - Contributor
  • John France (Editor) - Contributor

Publication

2008-03-31 - Cambridge University Press

Language

English

Word Count

64,000 words, Guess

Page Count

256 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 6 more
  • Goodreads4845279
  • Library of Congress Control Number2008273755
  • OCLC Control Number183916194
  • Better World Books9780521817035
  • Better World BooksT2-DUQ-833
  • Open LibraryOL10437290M

Classifications

  • LCCD25 .W34 2008
  • LCCJX4171.P4 W346 2008

Description

"This is a major new study of the ideas and practices involved in the making and breaking of peace treaties and truces from Classical Greece to the time of the Crusades. Leading specialists on war and peace in ancient and medieval history examine the creation of peace agreements, and explore the extent to which their terms could be manipulated to serve the interests of one side at the other's expense. The chapters discuss a wide range of uses to which treaties and other peace agreements were put by rulers and military commanders in pursuit of both individual and collective political aims. The book also considers the wider implications of these issues for our understanding of the nature of war and peace in the ancient and medieval periods. This broad-ranging account includes chapters on ancient Persia, the Roman and Byzantine Empires, Anglo-Saxon England and the Vikings."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • War and Peace in Ancient and Medieval HistoryHardcoverCambridge University Press2008-03-31

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