Introduction to Volume I

Linda Fibiger*, Mark Hudson, Matthew Trundle

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Abstract

This chapter summarises the main themes of the book, placing individual chapters within diverse thematic frameworks. After a brief discussion of the evolution of human violence, it introduces the Palaeolithic and Neolithic beginnings of human violence before examining prehistoric and ancient warfare. This includes considerations of the role of farming in the Neolithic, the more specialised warfare of the Bronze and Iron Ages, the era of classical antiquity and the growing importance of osteoarchaeology in understanding early violence. The discussion then continues with the other themes of the volume: intimate and collective violence; religion, ritual and violence; violence, crime and the state; and representations and constructions of violence.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Cambridge World History of Violence Volume 1
Subtitle of host publicationThe Prehistoric and Ancient Worlds
EditorsGarrett G. Fagan, Linda Fibiger, Mark Hudson, Matthew Trundle
PublisherCambridge University Press
Pages19-36
Number of pages18
ISBN (Electronic)9781316341247
ISBN (Print)9781107120129
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 Mar 2020

Publication series

NameThe Cambridge World History of Violence
PublisherCambridge University Press

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • Antiquity
  • Bronze Age
  • gender
  • Iron Age
  • Neolithic
  • osteoarchaeology
  • Palaeolithic
  • religion
  • violence
  • warfare

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