War, Peace and World Orders in European History [Hardcover]

This book explores a new way for students of International Relations to look at war, peace and world orders throughout European history. The contributors argue that the predominant 'realist' paradigm that focuses on states and their self-interest is not applicable to the largest period of European history, because states either did not exist or were only in the making. Instead, they argue, we have to look through the eyes of historical entities to see how they understood the world in which they lived, The authors use a wide range of case-studies, focusing on subjects as diverse as the ancient Greek concept of honour and persecution under Communist regimes during the Cold War to explore the ways in which people in different societies at different times perceived and felt about war and peace in the world around them.1. Introduction: methodology of this project Beatrice Heuserand Anja V. Hartmann2. History and International Relations theory Andreas OsianderPart I - War and peace in classical antiquity Introduction Hans van Wees andJohn Rich3. War and peace in ancient Greece Hans van Wees4. Greeks and Persians: West against East Simon Hornblower5. Warfare and external relations in the middle Roman Republic John Rich6. Roman-Carthaginian Relations: From co-operation to annihilation Ruth StepperPart II - War, peace and faith in the Middle Ages Introduction Julian Chrysostomides andBeatrice Heuser7. Byzantine concepts of war and peace Julian Chrysostomides8. Collective identities, war and integration in the Early Middle Ages Berhnard Zeller9. Warfare in the Middle Ages Jan Willem Honig10. The crusading movement Jonathan Riley-Smith11. War, peace and national identity in the Hundred Years' War Anne Cul3$