The Cambridge World History of Violence

Table of Contents

Introduction. The nature of violence in the prehistoric and ancient worlds Linda Fibiger, Garrett G. Fagan and Mark Hudson
Part I. The Origins of Conflict and the Emergence of Warfare: Introduction
1. Why we fight: the origins of violence Steven LeBlanc
2. Violence in Archaic and early modern humans: Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Europe and beyond Jörg Orschiedt
3. Settled lives, unsettled times – Neolithic violence Rick Schulting, Martin Smith and Linda Fibiger
4. Violence during the later Stone Age of Sub-Saharan Africa Alan G. Morris
5. Weapons, warriors, and warfare in Bronze Age Europe Barry Molloy
6. Weapons, ritual, and warfare: violence in Iron Age Europe Peter Wells
7. The origins of violence and warfare in the Japanese islands Mark Hudson, Rick Schulting and Linda Gilaizeau
Part II. Pre-Historic and Ancient Warfare: Introduction
8. Hunting and warfare: ritualization of violence in Ancient Egypt John Darnell
9. Warfare, militarism, and political dynamics in the precolumbian Maya lowlands Stanley Serafin
10. Violence and warfare in the Ancient Near East Steven Garfinkle
11. Violence and the Roman way of warfare Jonathan P. Roth
12. Roman warfare in late antiquity Doug Lee
13. Violence and warfare in early Imperial China Wicky Tse
Part III. Intimate and Collective Violence in the Pre-Historic and Ancient Worlds: Introduction
14. Early massacres: mass violence in Neolithic Europe Christian Meyer
15. A gendered analysis of violence from the Iron Age to the end of the Romano- British period Rebecca Redfern
16. Violence in ancient Egyptian society Donald Redford
17. Violence and the mutilated body in Achaemenid Iran Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
18. 'Knocking her teeth out with a stone': violence against women in Ancient Greece Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
19. Gang violence in the late Roman Republic Jeffrey Tatum
20. Violence in early Imperial China Charles Sanft
Part IV. Religion, Ritual and Violence in the Pre-Historic and Ancient Worlds: Introduction
21. Ritual violence and headhunting in Iron Age Europe Ian Armit
22. Ritual killing and sacrifice in the Ancient Near East Luis Siddall
23. Animal sacrifice in the ancient Greek and Roman worlds Fred S. Naiden
24. Combat sports in the ancient world Michael J. Carter
25. Religious violence in late antiquity Peter Van Nuffelen
Part V. Violence, Crime and the State in the Ancient World: Introduction
26. Violence, law, and community in classical Athens Matthew Trundle
27. Roman violence: state and community Garrett G. Fagan
28. Suicide and martyrdom among Christians and Jews Candida R. Moss
Part VI. Representations and Constructions of Violence in the Ancient World: Introduction
29. Kingship and violence in classical India, c. 500 BCE to 500 CE Upinder Singh
30. Violence and the Bible Debra Scoggins Ballentine
31. Representations of violence in ancient Mesopotamia and Syria Davide Nadali
32. Representations of war and violence in Ancient Rome Susann Lusnia
33. Military violence in vedic and epic India Jarrod Whitaker.

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