A Cultural History of Peace presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. The set of six volumes covers over 2500 years of history, charting the evolving nature and role of peace throughout history.

This volume, A Cultural History of Peace in the Medieval Age explores peace from 800 to 1450. As with all the volumes in the illustrated Cultural History of Peace set, this volume presents essays on the meaning of peace, peace movements, maintaining peace, peace in relation to gender, religion and war and representations of peace.

A Cultural History of Peace in the Medieval Age is the most authoritative and comprehensive survey available on peace in the medieval era.

Table of contents

Introduction
1. Definitions of Peace 
2. Human Nature, Peace, and War
3. Peace, War, and Gender
4. Peace, Pacifism, and Religion: A Universal Longing Unfulfilled
5. Representations of Peace: Heavenly Dreams, Earthly Needs
6. Peace Movements: Peace in the Communes
7. Peace, Security, and Deterrence
8. Peace as Integration: The Many Sides of Medieval Peace
Bibliography
Contributors