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Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Books India Pvt, The Limited

ISBN-100140446036

ISBN-139780140446036

eBay Product ID (ePID)5804737

Product Key Features

Book TitleArthashastra

Number of Pages832 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicSociology / General, History & Theory, Economics / General, World / Asian

Publication Year2000

IllustratorYes

GenrePolitical Science, Social Science, Business & Economics

AuthorKautilya

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height2 in

Item Weight23.1 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN95-903267

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Decimal891.1

SynopsisAn extraordinary detailed manual on statecraft and the science of living by one of classical India's greatest minds; Kautilya; also known as Chanakya and Vishnugupta; wrote the Arthashastra not later than 150 AD though the date has not been conclusively established. Legend has it that he was either a Brahmin from Kerala or from north India; however; it is certain that Kautilya was the man who destroyed the Nanda dynasty and installed Chandragupta Maurya as the King of Magadha. A master strategist who was well-versed in the Vedas and adept at creating intrigues and devising political stratagems; Kautilya's genius is reflected in his Arthashastra which is the most comprehensive treatise of statecraft of classical times. The text contains fifteen books which cover numerous topics viz.; the King; a complete code of law; foreign policy; secret and occult practices and so on. The Arthashastra is written mainly in prose but also incorporates 380 shlokas. Artha; literally wealth; is one of four supreme aims prescribed by Hindu tradition. However; it has a much wider significance and the material well-being of individuals is just a part of it. In accordance with this; Kautilya's Arthashastra maintains that the state or government of a country has a vital role to play in maintaining the material status of both the nation and its people. Therefore; a significant part of the Arthashastra has to do with the science of economics. When it deals with the science of politics; the Arthashastra describes in detail the art of government in its widest sense-the maintenance of law and order as also of an efficient administrative machinery.

LC Classification NumberJA84.I4K3813 1992