Medha Bisht

Kautilya's Arthashastra (eBook, ePUB)

Philosophy of Strategy

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines in detail the strategic relevance of the Arthashastra, a classical treatise on state and statecraft attributed to the fourth century BCE that rests at the intersection of political theory and international relations.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. August 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000627534
• Artikelnr.: 57493354

Autorenporträt

Medha Bisht is a Senior Assistant Professor at the Department of International Relations, South Asian University. She has led international projects on water governance and diplomacy in South Asia. Her research interests include South Asia, water diplomacy, and strategic thought and practice.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables. Preface. Acknowledgments. Introduction Part I: The
Philosophical-Strategic Leanings 1. Introducing Arthashastra: Towards Pre-
Disciplinarity 2. Arthashastra and the Indian Tradition: Philosophical
Underpinnings 3. Arthashastra and the Western Tradition: Strategic
Underpinnings Part II: The Conceptual -Contextual Leanings 4. Morality,
Power and Order: Concepts in International Relations 5. The Kautilyan State
and Statecraft-Contextualising Desirablily 6. Morality, Power and Order: A
Systems Analysis 7. Feasibility of State and Statecraft: Theorizing
Concepts Part III: Non-Western Reflections on State and Statecraft 8.
State and Statecraft: Reflecting on Non-Western Vocabularies 9.
Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.