On peace in history

Authors

  • Mauricio Tenorio The University of Chicago

Keywords:

Peace, War, International Law, Pacifism, Imperialism

Abstract

This essay proposes a journey through the emergence and development of the complex concept of peace in Western politics. In its beginnings, peace was born as an inseparable concept from that of war and violence. Only recently has war begun to be considered an “anomaly.” The Enlightened tradition was the first to advance in this direction by declaring peace as a natural right. However, Darwinism, with its anthropological racism, and European expansion returned war to its former prominence. We will have to wait for the 20th century for pacifism to become a new morality and liberalism to universalize the market so that the idea of peace returns triumphant now under the cover of international law and Human Rights. This study covers the origins and main ideological and political contributions of this development.

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Author Biography

Mauricio Tenorio, The University of Chicago

Mauricio Tenorio.Samuel N. Harper Professor of History, Romance Languages and Literatures, and the College en el Departamento de Historia de la Universidad de Chicago. Affiliated Faculty, Center for Latin American Studies Affiliated Faculty, Katz Center for Mexican Studies, Profesor Asociado, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE), Mexico City, Senior Fellow, Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts, the College. Entre sus estudios más recientes cabe mencionar: “De monumentos, conquistas e historia,” Nexos (March 2021); A Flor de Pie. Veracruz: Universidad Veracruzana, 2020; Clio’s Laws: On History and Language. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2019; La Paz: 1876. Mexico City: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 2018; Mexico at the World’s Fairs. UC Press Voices Revived. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2018.

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Published

2023-01-31

How to Cite

Tenorio, M. (2023). On peace in history. Segle XX, Revista Catalana d’Història, 1(15), 1–19. Retrieved from https://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/segleXX/article/view/41847

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 15 (2022): Segle XX

Section

Researches and essays

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