Download or read book The Glorious Art of Peace written by John Gittings and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-02-23 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A ground-breaking history of the arts of peace, from Confucius and Ancient Greece through to the 21st century, opening an alternative window on history to show the strength of the case for peace which has been argued from ancient times onwards.