The ArthashastraPenguin Books India, 1992 - 868 էջ An 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. |
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Introduction | 1 |
The Kautilyan State and Society | 27 |
Introductory Sections | 78 |
The State and its Constituent Elements | 94 |
The King | 118 |
The Wellorganized State | 151 |
Treasury Sources of Revenue Accounts and Audit | 222 |
Civil Service Regulations | 251 |
Covert Operations | 462 |
Foreign Policy | 505 |
Defence and War | 635 |
Notes | 702 |
Appendices | 718 |
List of Maps Charts and Figures | 783 |
Index of verses | 785 |
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