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Author Roy, Kaushik, 1971- author

Title Hinduism and the ethics of warfare in South Asia : from antiquity to the present / Kaushik Roy
Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 288 pages)
Contents Religious ethic and the philosophy of warfare in vedic and epic India: 1500 BCE-400 BCE -- Buddhism, Jainism, and Asoka's Ahimsa -- Kautilya's Kutayaddha: 300 BCE-300 CE -- Dharmayuddha and Kutahuddha from the Common Era to the advent of the Turks -- Hindu militarism under Islamic Rule: 900 CE-1800 CE -- Hindu militarism and anti-militarism in British India: 1750-1947 -- Hindu military ethos and strategic thought in post-colonial India
Summary "This book traces the evolution of Hindu theories of warfare in India from the dawn of civilization"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-282) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Military art and science -- India -- Philosophy -- History
Military ethics -- India -- History
Hindu ethics -- India -- History
RELIGION -- Ethics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General.
Hindu ethics
Military art and science -- Philosophy
Military ethics
India
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781139569088
1139569082
9781139084116
1139084119