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Political Violence in Ancient India

By Upinder Singh

Book information

Publisher
Harvard University Press
Year
2017
ISBN
9780674981294
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (7886427 bytes)
Series
Political Violence in Ancient India
Pages
640\640
Time added
2018-09-19 16:14:09

Description

Gandhi and Nehru helped create a myth of nonviolence in ancient India that obscures a troubled, complex heritage: a long struggle to reconcile the ethics of nonviolence with the need to use violence to rule. Upinder Singh documents the tension between violence and nonviolence in ancient Indian political thought and practice, 600 BCE to 600 CE. Title Page......Page 2 Copyright......Page 3 Dedication......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Preface and Acknowledgments......Page 6 Note on Transliteration......Page 9 Chronology of Dynasties......Page 10 Chronology of Texts......Page 12 Introduction......Page 13 Chapter One: Foundation......Page 32 Chapter Two: Transition......Page 115 Chapter Three: Maturity......Page 204 Chapter Four: War......Page 276 Chapter Five: The Wilderness......Page 412 Conclusion......Page 513 Glossary......Page 538 Abbreviations......Page 544 Notes......Page 545 Bibliography......Page 594 Index......Page 623

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