A Cultural History of Peace
presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. The set of six volumes covers over 2500 years of history, charting the evolving nature and role of peace throughout history.
This volume,
A Cultural History of Peace in the Enlightenment
, explores peace in the period from 1648 to 1815. As with all the volumes in the illustrated
Cultural History of Peace
set, this volume presents essays on the meaning of peace, peace movements, maintaining peace, peace in relation to gender, religion and war and representations of peace.
is the most authoritative and comprehensive survey available on peace in the long eighteenth century.