Standing on a Cliff: War and Peace in Environmental History
International Workshop at Renmin University of China in Beijing
16.05.2024 – 18.05.2024
Conveners: Mingfang Xia, Christof Mauch, Shen Hou, Don Worster, and Lingjing Wu
War, defined as armed conflict, is a form of violence uniquely practiced by nations or states, ancient or modern, and is quite different from territorial skirmishes among foraging peoples. According to some scholars, the violence of war has diminished over time as a common, personal experience, affecting fewer and fewer people in their daily lives. Ancient hunters and gatherers, they say, suffered more bodily harm from skirmishes than most modern citizens do from wars. We seek to understand and evaluate that claim, and the changes of scale and scope it may have entailed. We want to examine an alternative environmental and ecological perspective in the study of “civilized” warfare and peace.
The call for papers is closed. The provisional conference schedule is linked below (bilingual). Please note that the time slots might be subject to minor changes.
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