Interpretations of Peace in History and Culture

This is the first volume in the trilogy 'Many Peaces' on transrational peace and elicitive conflict transformation. It proposes an innovative analysis of peace interpretations in global history and contemporary cultures of peace, the so-called five famili

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Many Peaces Series The author of all titles will be Wolfgang Dietrich, UNESCO Chair for Peace Studies, University of Innsbruck, Austria This trilogy is a comprehensive elaboration and presentation of a new approach in peace philosophy, trans-rational peace and elicitive conflict transformation. It is the first publication to introduce this approach to the English speaking audience. Titles include: INTERPRETATIONS OF PEACE IN HISTORY AND CULTURE

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Also by Wolfgang Dietrich: THE PALGRAVE INTERNATIONAL HANDBOOK OF PEACE STUDIES: A Cultural Perspective (co-edited with Josefina Echavarría Alvarez, Gustavo Esteva, Daniela Ingruber, and Norbert Koppensteiner) KEY TEXTS OF PEACE STUDIES (co-edited with Josefina Echavarría Alvarez and Norbert Koppensteiner)

Interpretations of Peace in History and Culture Wolfgang Dietrich UNESCO Chair for Peace Studies, University of Innsbruck, Austria

Translated by Norbert Koppensteiner

© Wolfgang Dietrich 2012 Foreword © Christopher Mitchell 2012 Translation © Norbert Koppensteiner 2012 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2012 978-0-230-36058-7 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2012 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries.

ISBN 978-1-349-34794-0 ISBN 978-0-230-36771-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9780230367715 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully