The Cambridge World History of Violence: Volume 2, AD 500–AD 1500

The Cambridge World History of Violence: Volume 2, AD 500–AD 1500
ISBN-10
1108889174
ISBN-13
9781108889179
Series
The Cambridge World History of Violence
Category
History
Language
English
Published
2020-03-31
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Authors
Matthew Gordon, Richard Kaeuper, Harriet Zurndorfer

Description

Violence permeated much of social life across the vast geographical space of the European, Asian, and Islamic worlds and through the broad sweep of what is often termed the Middle Millennium (roughly 500 to 1500). Focusing on four contexts in which violence occurred across this huge area, the contributors to this volume explore the formation of centralized polities through war and conquest; institution building and ideological expression by these same polities; control of extensive trade networks; and the emergence and dominance of religious ecumenes. Attention is also given to the idea of how theories of violence are relevant to the specific historical circumstances discussed in the volume's chapters. A final section on the depiction of violence, both visual and literary, demonstrates the ubiquity of societal efforts to confront meanings of violence during this longue durée.

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