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A history of the art of peace from ancient times to the 21st century. It introduces arguments for peace from the ancient Greeks to Erasmus, and from Shakespeare to the thinkers of the Enlightenment.
Synopsis
A ground-breaking history of the arts of peace, from Confucius and Ancient Greece through to the 21st century, opening an alternative window on history to show the strength of the case for peace which has been argued from ancient times onwards.