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1 online resource (141 pages) |
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text file |
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Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; CONTENTS; Preface; Introduction; 1 Historical Background; 2 A Science of Politics for a Wise King; 3 Kautilya's Spy State; 4 The Economy: A Socialist Monarchy; 5 Foreign Policy and War; 6 Power, Advancement, and a Theory of History; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Author. |
| Summary |
The First Great Political Realist is a succinct and penetrating analysis of one of the ancient world's foremost political realists, Kautilya. Kautilya's treatise Arthashastra stands as one of the great political books of the ancient world, its ideas on the science of politics strikingly similar to those of Thucydides, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Clausewitz, and even Sun Tsu. Roger Boesche's excellent commentary on Kautilya's voluminous text draws out the essential realist arguments for modern political analysis and demonstrates the continued relevance of Kautilya's work to modern Indian strategic thi. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Kauṭalya. Arthaśāstra.
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Arthaśāstra (Kauṭalya) |
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Political science -- India -- History -- Early works to 1800.
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Political science. |
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India. |
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History. |
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Early works to 1800 |
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State, The -- Early works to 1800.
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State, The. |
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India -- Politics and government -- To 997.
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Politics and government. |
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To 997 |
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India -- Politics and government -- 997-1765.
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997-1765 |
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To 1765 |
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Electronic books.
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Early works.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Boesche, Roger. First Great Political Realist : Kautilya and His Arthashastra. Lanham : Lexington Books, ©2002 9780739106075 |
| ISBN |
9780739155028 (electronic book) |
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0739155024 (electronic book) |
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0739104012 (Cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780739104019 (Cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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