The glorious art of peace : from the Iliad to Iraq /
"Human progress and prosperity depend on a peaceful environment, and most people have always sought to live in peace, yet our perception of the past is dominated too often by a narrative that is obsessed with war. In this ground breaking study, former Guardian journalist John Gittings demolishe...
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Oxford University Press,
2012
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- The perception of peace and war
- Ancient peace: from Homer to the Hundred Schools
- The morality of peace: from Jesus to the Crusades
- The Humanist approach: Erasmus and Shakespeare
- The growth of peace consciousness: from Kant to The Hague
- Alternatives to war: the League of Nations and non-violence
- The misappropriation of peace: from the UN to the Cold War
- Giving peace a chance: from the Cold War to Iraq
- Conclusion: peace in the 21st century
- Introduction
- The perception of peace and war
- Ancient peace: from Homer to the warring states
- The morality of peace: from Jesus to the Crusades
- The Humanist approach: Erasmus and Shakespeare
- The growth of peace consciousness: from the Enlightenment to The Hague
- Alternatives to war: the League of Nations and non-violence
- The misappropriation of peace: from the UN to the Cold War
- Giving peace a chance: from the Cold War to Iraq
- Conclusion: peace in the twenty-first century
- 1 The Perception of Peace and War p. 15
- The language of peace and war p. 16
- The statistics of peace and war p. 20
- The benefits of peace and war p. 24
- The anthropology of peace and war p. 29
- Minoan peace? A case study p. 34
- 2 Ancient Peace: From Homer to the Warring States p. 39
- Peace and war in the Iliad p. 40
- Peace and war in the Chinese classics p. 47
- Peace and war in the city-states p. 53
- Peace and war in the Warring States p. 62
- 3 The Morality of Peace: From Jesus to the Crusades p. 73
- Pacifism in the early Christian Church p. 75
- St Augustine and just War p. 79
- Peace and war in the Middle Ages p. 84
- Pax dei and the popular voice p. 88
- Opposition to the Crusades p. 91
- 4 The Humanist Approach: Erasmus and Shakespeare p. 98
- Erasmus: the peace pioneer p. 99
- Juan Luis Vives p. 106
- Erasmus and Machiavelli p. 108
- Shakespeare on peace and war p. 109
- Two problem plays p. 115
- 5 The Growth of Peace Consciousness: From the Enlightenment to The Hague p. 123
- Peace and the Enlightenment p. 125
- The birth of the peace societies p. 131
- The humanitarian impulse p. 136
- The Hague Conference and beyond p. 142
- 6 Alternatives to War: The League of Nations and Non-violence p. 150
- High hopes for the League p. 154
- The World Disarmament Conference p. 158
- The Peace Ballot p. 161
- The 'failure' of the League p. 164
- The non-violent alternative p. 166
- 7 The Misappropriation of Peace: From the UN to the Cold War p. 178
- The founding of the UN p. 180
- Peace as propaganda p. 187
- Missed opportunities p. 191
- Obstacles to understanding p. 198
- 8 Giving Peace a Chance: From the Cold War to Iraq p. 204
- The peace movement revival p. 206
- Banning the bomb p. 210
- The 1990s: the missing peace dividend p. 218
- The 'failure' of the UN p. 222
- Towards the Iraq War p. 227
- Conclusion: Peace in the Twenty-First Century p. 232