The Cambridge World History of Violence 4 Volume Hardback Set
This 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 comprises 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.
- Provides the first long-term study of violence, allowing us to place today's world and its social problems in a much broader chronological context
- Provides an accessible compendium to non-specialist readers; a readable account of the history of this crucial phenomenon; and a forward-looking project, exploring where current trends in research might, or should, lead over the coming years
- The latest scholarship in a dynamic field, taking a specifically historical stance and focusing squarely on the changing nature of violence from pre-historic times to the present
Awards
Winner, 2021 PROSE Award - Single and Multivolume Reference and Textbooks in the Humanities, Association of American Publishers
Reviews & endorsements
‘It will serve as the first port of call for anyone interested in the manifold manifestations of violence in history, whether for accessible and eye-opening surveys or for up-to-date bibliography to support further investigation.’ Walter Scheidel, H-Net Review
Product details
May 2020Multiple copy pack
9781316626887
2805 pages
220 × 370 × 240 mm
5.52kg
Available
Table of Contents
- Volume 1. The Cambridge World History of Violence: The Prehistoric and Ancient Worlds Garrett G. Fagan, Linda Fibiger, Mark Hudson and Matthew Trundle. Volume 2. The Cambridge World History of Violence: AD 500–AD 1500 Matthew Gordon, Richard Kaeuper and Harriet Zurndorfer. Volume 3. The Cambridge World History of Violence: AD 1500–AD 1800 Robert Antony, Stuart Carroll and Caroline Dodds Pennock. Volume 4. The Cambridge World History of Violence:
- 1800 to the Present Louise Edwards, Nigel Penn and Jay Winter.