Introduction to Volume I

Linda Fibiger; Mark Hudson; Matthew Trundle

doi:10.1017/9781316341247.002

Introduction to Volume I

Linda Fibiger^*, Mark Hudson, Matthew Trundle

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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 language	English
Title of host publication	The Cambridge World History of Violence Volume 1
Subtitle of host publication	The Prehistoric and Ancient Worlds
Editors	Garrett G. Fagan, Linda Fibiger, Mark Hudson, Matthew Trundle
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Pages	19-36
Number of pages	18
ISBN (Electronic)	9781316341247
ISBN (Print)	9781107120129
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316341247.002
Publication status	Published - 26 Mar 2020

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Name	The Cambridge World History of Violence
Publisher	Cambridge University Press

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

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

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The Cambridge World History of Violence Volume 1: The Prehistoric and Ancient Worlds. ed. / Garrett G. Fagan; Linda Fibiger; Mark Hudson; Matthew Trundle. Cambridge University Press, 2020. p. 19-36 (The Cambridge World History of Violence).

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