Revisiting the Political Thought of Ancient India : Pre-Kautilyan Arthashastra Tradition
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| Title: | Revisiting the Political Thought of Ancient India : Pre-Kautilyan Arthashastra Tradition |
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| Description: | Revisiting the Political Thought of Ancient India: Pre-Kautilyan 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-Kautilyan Arthashastra tradition with the help of available sources. |
| Authors: | Ashok S. Chousalkar |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Political science--Philosophy, Political science--India--History |
| Categories: | POLITICAL SCIENCE / General |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | Revisiting the Political Thought of Ancient India: Pre-Kautilyan 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-Kautilyan Arthashastra tradition with the help of available sources. |
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| ISBN: | 9789352807680 9789353880484 9789352807697 9789352807703 |
