This book is the first to focus on war and peace in the ancient world from a global perspective.

• The first book to focus on war and peace in the ancient world
  
• Takes a global perspective, covering a large number of early civilizations, from China, India and West Asia, through the Mediterranean to the Americas
  
• Features contributions from nineteen distinguished scholars, all of whom are experts in their fields
  
• Offers remarkable insights into the different ways in which ancient societies dealt with a common human challenge
  
  Notes on Contributors.
  1. Introduction: Searching for Peace in the Ancient World: Kurt A. Raaflaub (Brown University).
  2. Making War and Making Peace in Early China: Robin D. S. Yates (McGill University in Montréal).
  3. Ancient India: Peace Within and War Without: Richard Salomon (University of Pennsylvania).
  4. Water under the Straw: Peace in Mesopotamia: Benjamin R. Foster (Yale University).
  5. Making, Preserving, and Breaking the Peace with the Hittite State: Richard Beal (University of Chicago).
  6. Conflict and Reconciliation in the Ancient Middle East: The Clash of Egyptian and Hittite Chariots in Syria and the World's First Peace Treaty between "Superpowers": Lanny Bell (Brown University).
  7. From Achaemenid Imperial Order to Sasanian Diplomacy: War, Peace, and Reconciliation in Pre-Islamic Iran: Josef Wiesehöfer (University of Münster).
  8. War and Reconciliation in the Traditions of Ancient Israel: Historical, Literary, and Ideological Considerations: Susan Niditch (Amherst College).
  9. "They Shall Beat their Swords into Plowshares": A Vision of Peace through Justice and Its Background in the Hebrew Bible: Thomas Krüger (University of Zurich).
  10. 'Laughing for Joy': War and Peace Among the Greeks: Lawrence Tritle (University of Chicago).
  11. War and Reconciliation in Greek Literature: David Konstan (Brown University).
  12. War, Peace, and International Law in Ancient Greece: Victor Alonso (University of La Coruña in Spain).
  13. War and Peace, Fear and Reconciliation at Rome: Nathan Rosenstein (Ohio State University).
  14. The Price of Peace in Ancient Rome: Carlin A. Barton (University of Massachusetts at Amherst).
  15. The Gates of War (and Peace): Roman Literary Perspectives: Jeri DeBrohun (Brown University).
  16. Early Christian Views on Violence, War, and Peace: Louis Swift (University of Kentucky).
  17. Fight for God - But Do So with Kindness: Reflections on War, Peace, and Communal Identity in Early Islam: Fred M. Donner (University of Chicago).
  18. Peace, Reconciliation, and Alliance in Aztec Mexico: Ross Hassig (independent scholar).
  19. War and Peace in the Inca Heartland: Catherine Julien (Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo).
  20. The Long Peace Among Iroquois Nation: Neta C. Crawford (Boston University).