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In Peace in World History, Peter N. Stearns examines the ideas of peace that have existed throughout history, and how societies have sought to put them into practice. Beginning with the status of peace in early hunter-gatherer and agricultural societies, and continuing through the present day, the narrative gives students a clear view of the ways people across the world have understood and striven to achieve peace throughout history. Moving away from the view of history as a series of military conflicts, Peace in World History offers a new way of looking at world history by focusing on peace. Showing how concepts of peace have evolved over time even as they have been challenged by war and conflict, this lively and engaging narrative enables students to consider peace as a human possibility.

"In this fully revised fourth edition, this book treats globalization from several vantage points, showing how these help grasp the nature of globalization both in the past and today. The revisions include greater attention to the complications of racism (after 1500) and nationalism (after 1850); further analysis of reactions against globalization after World War I and in the 21st century; more discussion of student exchanges; and fuller treatment of developments since 2008, including the role of the Covid-19 pandemic in contemporary globalization. Four major chronological phases are explored: in the centuries after 1000 CE; after 1500; after 1850; and since the mid-20th century. Discussion of each phase includes relevant debates over the nature and extent of the innovations involved, particularly in terms of transportation/communications technologies and trade patterns. The phase approach also facilitates analysis of the range of interactions emmeshed in globalization, beyond trade and migration, including disease exchange, impacts on culture and consumer tastes, and for the modern periods policy coordination and international organizations. Finally, the book deals with different regional positions and reactions in each of the major phases. This includes imbalances of power and economic benefit, but also regional styles in dealing with the range of global relationships. This volume is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of world history, economic history, and political economy"--

Originally published in 1977, Old Age in European Society provides an historical perspective on aging. Starting from the premise that 'the elderly can and should be active, participant members of their society' the book examines the ways in which old people were and are viewed by certain key groups.

"This book takes a global historical perspective to trace the rise of human rights and their global impact from the 18th century to the present. This fully updated volume examines the complex relationships between Western concepts of human rights and developments in other world regions. After providing background on relevant premodern concepts and constraints, the book explores regional interactions with human rights; the disastrous impact of imperialism and racism; the recurrent expansion of the range of rights given to those including women and children and indigenous rights from the 19th century to the present. Major revisions for the second edition include: a new chapter focusing on recent historical and interdisciplinary debates a separate chapter on developments between the world wars greater attention to causation and an expanded treatment of some regions, including Africa an analysis of the mix of setbacks and rights expansion during the past fifteen years, within the global framework Human Rights in World History is essential reading for students, scholars and researchers interested in modern history, human rights and political science"--

The nature of agricultural society -- Early civilizations -- The classical period -- Religion and trade : world history from 600- -- The Mongol period, 1200- -- The early modern period -- New empires, new ideas : regional developments in the early modern period -- The nature of industrial society -- Global dynamics : imperialism and globalization before -- Regional patterns and comparisons in the "long" 19th century -- A troubled transition : global developments, 1914- -- A more global world, 1945- -- How regions responded, 1945- -- The 21st century : legacies and new questions.

Part 1: General Patterns and Connections1. Patterns Of Death, 1800-2020: Global Rates And CausesRomola Davenport2. Mass Death During Modern Epidemics: Horrors and Their ConsequencesSamuel Cohn3. Violent DeathPhilip Dwyer4. Suicidology on the Cusp of Modernity: Sociology and Psychiatry in the 19th CenturyDavid Lederer5. Death-Seeking Turns Political: A Historical Template For TerrorismAnna Geifman6. Toward a World Without the Death PenaltyJon Yorke and Alice Storey7. The CemeteryErin-Marie Legacey8. Death, Commemoration, and the Era Of Total War In EuropeJesse Kauffman9. The Transformation of Death Discourse: From 'Taboo' to 'Revival' at the Threshold of the New MillenniumMichael Hviid JacobsenPart 2: Regional Patterns10. "Why may not man be one day immortal?": Rethinking Death in the Age of EnlightenmentJoseph Clarke11. "Now for the Grand Secret:" A History of the Post-Mortem Identity and Heavenly Reunions, 1800-2000John C. Weaver and Doug Munro12. Death in Modern North American HistoryPeter N. Stearns13. Death In Mexico: Image And RealityStanley Brandes14. Death in Modern Japan (1800-2020)Timothy Benedict15. Picturing the Dead in Early Twentieth-Century China: Bodies, Burial, and the Photography of the Chinese Red Cross Burial CorpsCaroline Reeves16. Remaking the Hindu Pyre: Cremation in India since the 1830sDavid Arnold17. Muslim Beliefs About Death; From Classical Formulations To Modern ApplicationsAbdulaziz Sachedina18. Death in Africa: A History c.1800 to Present DayRebekah Lee and Megan Vaughan19. Rituals Of Death In The Caribbean Diaspora, 1970-: The Immigrant DilemmasGarrey Michael DenniePart 3: Special Topics20. Premature Burial and the Mysteries of DeathJoanna Bourke21. Murdering Mothers and Dutiful Daughters: Infanticide in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century MexicoNora E. Jaffary22. 'I wish we could have saved him for you': Australia's experience of death and bereavement in war, 1914-1918Jen Roberts23. Soviet CemeteriesSvetlana Malysheva24. Death in Modern FilmThomas Britt25. Of Presidential Mausoleums and Politics in Neo-Liberal Zambia, 2008 to 2018Walima T. Kalusa and Kelvin Chanda26. Celebrating Creation and Commemorating Life: Ritualizing Pet Death in the U.S. and JapanBarbara R. Ambros27. Hospice: A Way to DieLucy Bregman28. "A Profound Shift In Policy": The History Of Assisted SuicideIan Dowbiggin29. Conclusion: Future Trajectories of Death: Speculations and Raising QuestionsCortney Hughes Rinker

Verlagsinfo: "Happiness in World History traces ideas and experiences of happiness from early stages in human history, to the maturation of agricultural societies and their religious and philosophical systems, to the changes and diversities in the approach to happiness in the modern societies that began to emerge in the 18th century. In this thorough overview, Peter N. Stearns explores the interaction between psychological and historical findings about happiness, the relationship between ideas and popular experience, and the opportunity to use historical analysis to assess strengths and weaknesses of dominant contemporary notions of happiness. Starting with the advent of agriculture, the book assesses major transitions in history for patterns in happiness, including the impact of the great religions, the unprecedented Enlightenment interest in secular happiness and cheerfulness, and industrialization and imperialism. The final, contemporary section covers fascist and communist efforts to define alternatives to Western ideas of happiness, the increasing connections with consumerism, and growing global interests in defining and promoting well-being. Touching on the experiences in the major regions of Asia, Africa, Latin America, Europe, and North America, the text offers an expansive introduction to a new field of study. This book will be of interest to students of world history and the history of emotions"--

Why time? : the experience of early societies -- Time amid the classical civilizations and world religions -- The rise of the clock, 1400-1800 -- Imposing the clock : uses of time in industrial society, 1800-1920 -- Time in the world during the long 19th century -- Time in the past century.

1. Introduction 2. Psychological Basics PART I: THE AGRICULTURAL AGE 3. Early Agricultural Society 4. From the Philosophers: Happiness in the Classical Period 5. From the Great Religions: Happiness -- and Hope? 6. Popular Pleasures PART II: THE HAPPINESS REVOLUTION, 1700-1900 7. The Happiness Revolution in the West 8. The Expansion of Happiness? The New Expectations Encounter Industrial Society 9. Global Developments in the 18th and 19th Centuries PART III: HAPPINESS IN CONTEMPORARY WORLD HISTORY 10. Disputed Happiness, 1920-1945 11. Communist Happiness 12. Comparing Happiness in Contemporary Societies 13. Western Society in Contemporary History: Even Happier? 14. Happiness Goes Global 15. Conclusion

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Foreword, by Daisaku Ikeda -- Dialogue: An Introduction, by Peter N. Stearns -- Section One: Education -- 1. Identity, Race, and Classroom Dialogue, by Steven D. Cohen -- 2. Listening and Dialogue in Educators' Reflective Practice, by Bradley Siegel and William Gaudelli -- 3. The Presence and Role of Dialogue in Soka Education, by Jason Goulah -- 4. Dialogue and Agency: Educating for Peace and Social Change, by Monisha Bajaj and Ion Vlad -- Section Two: Personal and Interpersonal Transformation -- 5. Compassion in Dialogue, by Bernice Lerner -- 6. Bringing Out the Best in Oneself and Others: The Role of Dialogue in Daisaku Ikeda's Peacebuilding Practice, by Olivier Urbain -- 7. The WISE Model and the Role of Self As Observer in Genuine Dialogue, by Meenakshi Chhabra -- 8. Values, Dissonance, and the Creation of Shared Meaning, by Gonzalo Obelleiro -- Section Three: Conflict Resolution -- 9. Dignity Dialogues: An Educational Approach to Healing and Reconciling Relationships in Conflict, by Donna Hicks -- 10. Changing the Conversation: Emerging Better Dialogue Practices Seen Through Four Lenses, by Mark Farr -- 11. Dialogue and Mutual Recognition: The Practice of Interreligious Encounters, by Andrea Bartoli and Charles Gardner -- 12. Modes of Peacemaking Dialogue, by Susan H. Allen -- 13. Dialogue and Demographic Complexity, by Ceasar L. McDowell -- Conclusion, by Peter N. Stearns -- Works Cited -- Index -- Author Biographies -- Back Cover.