1st Edition

Tolerance in World History

By Peter Stearns Copyright 2017
208 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

208 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

208 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This volume draws together the many discrete studies of tolerance to create a global and comprehensive synthesis. In a concise text, author Peter Stearns makes connections across time periods and key regions, to help clarify the record and the relationship between current tolerance patterns and those of the past. The work is timely in light of the obvious tensions around tolerance in the world... Read more

Chapter 1: Definitions and Rationale

Chapter 2: Early Societies and Civilizations

Chapter 3: Christianity and Islam

Chapter 4: New Directions and New Challenges: The Early Modern Period, 1450-1750

Chapter 5: Tolerance in the Long Nineteenth Century: new triumphs, new challenges

Chapter 6: Tolerance in Contemporary World History: A New Balance Sheet

Chapter 7: Globalization – and a New Retreat?

Conclusion

Biography

Peter N. Stearns is a Professor of History at George Mason University. He is the author of Sexuality in World History (2nd edition 2017), Globalization in World History (2nd edition 2017), Childhood in World History (3rd edition 2015),  Gender in World History (3rd edition 2015), Peace in World History (2014), and Human Rights in World History (2012), all in this series. Other books include A History of Shame (forthcoming), Guiding the American University: Challenges and Choices (2015), and Satisfaction Not Guaranteed: Dilemmas of Progress in Modern Society (2012).