Arthashastra (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)
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- Hardcover ausgewählt
- Taschenbuch
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Sprache:Englisch
24,99 €
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Produktdetails
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
20.05.2023
Verlag
Prakash BooksSeitenzahl
584
Maße (L/B/H)
22,2/14,4/3,1 cm
Gewicht
580 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-93-5440-905-9
Arthashastra by Kautilya, also known as Chanakya, is one of the most influential works of ancient Indian political philosophy, governance, and statecraft. Written as a practical treatise on ruling and administration, it examines how a kingdom can be organized, protected, and strengthened through disciplined leadership, effective institutions, economic planning, and strategic decision-making.
The work covers a remarkably wide range of subjects, including law, taxation, administration, trade, espionage, diplomacy, military strategy, justice, and public welfare. Kautilya presents governance as a complex system in which political authority, economic stability, intelligence, and social order must work together to sustain a successful state. Rich in leadership strategy, realpolitik, diplomacy, economic policy, and military thought, Arthashastra combines ideal principles with pragmatic advice. Its discussions of alliances, intelligence networks, internal security, revenue systems, and the duties of rulers make it an essential text for understanding the development of political thought in ancient India. Insightful, systematic, and historically significant, Arthashastra remains valuable for students, scholars, leaders, and readers interested in political science, ancient history, Indian philosophy, strategy, and classical literature. Its enduring ideas on power, governance, and public administration continue to make it a major work of strategic and political thought. Why should readers pick this book?- A Complete Guide to Governance: Explore Kautilya's detailed ideas on administration, law, taxation, trade, justice, intelligence, and public order.
- Timeless Strategy & Statecraft: Discover principles of diplomacy, military planning, alliances, espionage, and political decision-making.
- Essential Indian Political Philosophy: Ideal for students, scholars, leaders, history readers, and anyone interested in Chanakya, ancient India, governance, and strategic thought.
Key Themes
- Governance & Leadership: Examine the responsibilities of rulers, effective administration, law, public welfare, and the maintenance of political order.
- Strategy, Diplomacy & Warfare: Explore intelligence, alliances, negotiation, military preparedness, and the practical management of conflict.
- Economy, Justice & State Power: Reflect on taxation, trade, revenue, regulation, justice, and the relationship between economic strength and political stability.
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