Guerre and Shalom

Guerre and Shalom

"Words had to change their ordinary meaning"

Thucydides and the History of Pax Arabica

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Daniel Clarke-Serret
Jan 15, 2026
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The 500th Edition of Guerre and Shalom

“Words had to change their ordinary meaning”

Book 3, Chapter 82 of Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War

What is the central thesis of (my new book) Pax Arabica? A difficult question —and one which I’m posed with alarming regularity. How to define a book which is century-spanning in its scope and idea-hopping…

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