The Arthasastra: Selections from the Classic Indian Work on Statecraft - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 1603848495 ISBN 13: 9781603848497

Casa editrice: Hackett Pub Co Inc, 2012

Riassunto

The only extant treatise on statecraft from classical India, the Arthsastra is an invaluable resource for understanding ancient South Asian political thought; it also provides a comprehensive and unparalleled panoramic view of Indian society during the period between the Maurya (320-185 BCE) and Gupta (320-497 CE) empires.

This volume offers modern English translations of key selections, organized thematically, from the Arthasastra. A general Introduction briefly traces the arc of ancient South Asian history, explains the classical Indian tradition of statecraft, and discusses the origins and importance of the Arthasastra. Thorough explanatory essays and notes set each excerpt in its intellectual, political, and cultural contexts.

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L'autore:

Mark McClish is Assistant Professor of Religion at Birmingham-Southern College.

Patrick Olivelle is Professor of Sanskrit and Indian Religions and the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at the University of Texas at Austin.

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• Editore: Hackett Pub Co Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1603848495
• ISBN 13: 9781603848497
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 169
• Redattore: McClish Mark, Olivelle Patrick