War and Peace in the Ancient World

This book is the first to focus on war and peace in the ancient world from a global perspective. The first book to focus on war and peace in the ancient world Takes a global perspective, covering a large number of early civilizations, from China, India and West Asia, through the Mediterranean to the Americas Features contributions from nineteen distinguished scholars, all of whom are experts in their fields Offers remarkable insights into the different ways in which ancient societies dealt with a common human challenge Requires no prior historical knowledge, making it suitable for non-specialists

This book is the first to focus on war and peace in the ancientworld from a global perspective.* * The first book to focus on war and peace in the ancientworld* Takes a global perspective, covering a large number of earlycivilizations, from China, India and West Asia, through theMediterranean to the Americas* Features contributions from nineteen distinguished scholarsall of whom are experts in their fields* Offers remarkable insights into the different ways in whichancient societies dealt with a common human challenge* Requires no prior historical knowledge, making it suitable fornon-specialists

Series Editor's Preface viiNotes on Contributors ix1 Introduction: Searching for Peace in the Ancient World 1Kurt A. Raaflaub2 Making War and Making Peace in Early China 34Robin D. S. Yates3 Ancient India: Peace Within and War Without 53Richard Salomon4 Water under the Straw: Peace in Mesopotamia 66Benjamin R. Foster5 Making, Preserving, and Breaking the Peace with the Hittite State 81Richard H. Beal6 Conflict and Reconciliation in the Ancient Middle East: The Clash of Egyptian and Hittite Chariots in Syria, and the World's First Peace Treaty between "Superpowers" 98Lanny Bell7 From Achaemenid Imperial Order to Sasanian Diplomacy: War, Peace, and Reconciliation in Pre-Islamic Iran 121Josef Wiesehofer8 War and Reconciliation in the Traditions of Ancient Israel: Historical, Literary, and Ideological Considerations 141Susan Niditch9 "They Shall Beat Their Swords into Plowshares": A Vision of Peace Through Justice and Its Background in the Hebrew Bible 161Thomas Kruger10 "Laughing for Joy": War and Peace Among the Greeks 172Lawrence A. Tritle11 War and Reconciliation in Greek Literature 191David Konstan12 War, Peace, Fear and International Law in Ancient Greece 206Victor Alonso13 War and Peace, Fear and Reconciliation at Rome 226Nathan Rosenstein14 The Price of Peace in Ancient Rome 245Carlin A. Barton15 The Gates of War (and Peace): Roman Literary Perspectives 256Jeri Blair DeBrohun16 Early Christian Views on Violence, War, and Peace 279Louis J. Swift17 Fight for God-But Do So with Kindness: Reflections on War, Peace, and Communal Identity in Early Islam 297Fred M. Donner18 Peace, Reconciliation, and Alliance in Aztec Mexico 312Ross Hassig19 War and Peace in the Inca Heartland 329Catherine Julien20 The Long Peace Among Iroquois Nations 348Neta C. CrawfordIndex 369