| Description |
1 online resource (lxxxiii, 169 pages) |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: ch. One How to be a Good King -- 1.1. Training of a King -- Education -- Training of Character -- 1.2. Taking Counsel -- 1.3. Daily Routine -- 1.4. Personal Security -- ch. Two Kingdom -- 2.1. Constituents of a Kingdom -- 2.2. Construction of Fortified Cities -- Construction of Forts -- Layout of the Fort -- 2.3. Security of the Royal Residence -- 2.4. Rules for the City -- 2.5. Rules for Constructing Neighborhoods -- 2.6. Settling the Countryside -- 2.7. Protecting Against Calamities -- ch. Three Central Administration -- 3.1. Appointments to the Central Administration -- General Qualifications -- Counselor-Chaplain (Mantripurohita) -- Treasurer (Samnidhatr) -- Collector (Samahartr) -- 3.2. Superintendents of Departments -- Appointment and Conduct of Superintendents -- Superintendent of Customs -- Superintendent of Yarn -- Superintendent of Agriculture -- Superintendent of Liquor -- Superintendent of Shipping -- Superintendent of Horses -- Superintendent of Elephants -- 3.3. Revenue Streams -- Taxation -- Fees, Customs, and Levies -- Fines -- 3.4. Treasury -- ch. Four Judiciary -- 4.1. Organization of Courts -- 4.2. Valid Transactions and Transactors -- 4.3. Judicial Procedure -- Filing of Lawsuits -- Evidence: Witnesses -- 4.4. Titles of Law -- Family Law -- Inheritance -- Debts -- Interest Rates -- Employment -- Sale without Ownership -- Verbal Assault -- Physical Assault -- Gambling and Betting -- ch. Five Internal Security and Suppression of Criminal Activities -- 5.1. Internal Secret Service -- Clandestine Operatives: Informants -- Clandestine Operatives: Mobile Agents -- Testing the Loyalty and Honesty of State Employees -- Secret Punishments -- Punishment of State Officials -- 5.2. Magistrates and Police -- Investigations of Crimes and Murder -- Suppression of Crimes -- 5.3. Prisons and Jails -- ch. Six Foreign Affairs -- 6.1. Circle Doctrine of States: Allies and Enemies -- 6.2. Six Measures of Foreign Policy -- 6.3. Envoys -- 6.4. Foreign Secret Service -- ch. Seven War -- 7.1. Structure of the Army -- 7.2. Military Expedition -- Marching -- Military Camp -- 7.3. Battle Tactics -- Accounting for Terrain -- Encouraging the Troops -- Battle Arrays and Combat -- 7.4. Taking a Fort -- 7.5. Conduct in Victory -- 7.6. Conquering the Earth |
| Summary |
The only extant treatise on statecraft from classical India, the Arthasastra is an invaluable resource for understanding ancient South Asian political thought; it also provides a comprehensive and unparalleled panoramic view of Indian society during the period between the Maurya (320-185 BCE) and Gupta (320-497 CE) empires |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Political science -- India -- History -- Early works to 1800
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State, The -- Early works to 1800
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- History & Theory.
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Political science
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Politics and government
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Social conditions
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State, The
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India -- Politics and government -- To 997 -- Early works to 1800
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India -- Social conditions -- Early works to 1800
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India
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| Genre/Form |
Early works
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
McClish, Mark, editor, translator.
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Olivelle, Patrick, editor, translator
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| ISBN |
9781603849029 |
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1603849025 |
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