Revisiting the political thought of ancient India : pre-kautilyan anthashastra tradition
By: Chousalkar, Ashok S.
Publisher: New Delhi Sage Publications 2018ISBN: 9789352807680.Subject(s): Political science -- Politics and government -- Philosophy -- IndiaDDC classification: 320.0934 Summary: Revisiting the Political Thought of Ancient India: Pre-Kautilya Arthashastra Tradition rediscovers the political ideas of the original and celebrated schools of thought in ancient India--early Arthashastra and Pre-Kautilyan traditions. This book throws light on hitherto not very well-known aspects of political ideas in ancient India, which flourished during the 5th and 4th centuries before Christ. Kautilya's Arthashastra is a major text on ancient Indian political thought, wherein he cited views of a number of Arthashastra teachers who had written on political science. Unfortunately, their writings are not available today; only their views are found scattered in different texts. This book brings together these views to prepare a coherent account of their political ideas and reconstructs the pre-Kautilya Arthashastra tradition with the help of available sources"| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Revisiting the Political Thought of Ancient India: Pre-Kautilya Arthashastra Tradition rediscovers the political ideas of the original and celebrated schools of thought in ancient India--early Arthashastra and Pre-Kautilyan traditions. This book throws light on hitherto not very well-known aspects of political ideas in ancient India, which flourished during the 5th and 4th centuries before Christ. Kautilya's Arthashastra is a major text on ancient Indian political thought, wherein he cited views of a number of Arthashastra teachers who had written on political science. Unfortunately, their writings are not available today; only their views are found scattered in different texts. This book brings together these views to prepare a coherent account of their political ideas and reconstructs the pre-Kautilya Arthashastra tradition with the help of available sources"
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