The historical approach complements, and in some cases critiques, previous research on the anthropology and psychology of violence in the human story.
Unlike many previous works, this book does not focus only on warfare but examines violence as a broader phenomenon. Covering the period through to the end of classical antiquity, the chapters take a global perspective spanning sub Saharan Africa, the Near East, Europe, India, China, Japan and Central America. The first in a four volume set, The Cambridge World History of Violence, volume i provides a comprehensive examination of violence in prehistory and the ancient world. T h e ca m b r i d g e w o r ld h i s t o r y o f
