Peace : a very short introduction /
Oliver P. Richmond.
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
- 140 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
- Very short introductions ; 407 .
- Very short introductions. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-135) and index.
Introduction: the multiple dimensions of peace -- 1. Defining peace -- 2. Peace in history -- 3. Peace in modernity -- 4. The victors' peace in history -- 5. The constitutional peace -- 6. The institutional peace -- 7. The civil peace -- 8. Peacekeeping, peacebuilding, and statebuilding -- 9. Hybrid forms of peace -- Epilogue: new agendas for peace.
Explores the evolution of peace in practice and in theory, exploring our modern assumptions about peace and the various different interpretations of its applications.