Revisiting the Political Thought of Ancient India: Pre-Kautilyan Arthashastra Tradition

By Ashok S. Chousalkar

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9352807685
• ISBN13: 9789352807680
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"