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Violence is a universal theme in human history and a major problem facing society today. In order to confront it, it is essential that we understand it. This volume shows how many of the problems that the world faces today are rooted in the first age of globalisation: the period between 1500 and 1800.

Covering the Palaeolithic through to the end of classical antiquity, this volume moves beyond the study of ancient warfare alone, taking a broader look at violence on a world-wide scale. Volume 1 will be of particular interest to anyone fascinated by archaeology and the ancient world.

This volume set takes a broad look at violence on a world-wide scale. It looks specifically at what is often termed the Middle Millennium (roughly 5000-1500 CE), and analyzes violence from Japan and China in the east, across Central Asia and North Africa, to Western Europe, with two additional chapters on Aztec and Mayan culture.

The Cambridge World History of Violence presents readers with an overview of the nature and the extent of violence across time and place, examining its causes, and considering the reasons for particular levels of violence at given moments of history. All four volumes are written by contributors who are experts in their fields.