Political violence in ancient India (Record no. 21394)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 01844nam a22002057a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780674975279 |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | English |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 303.60934 |
| Book Number | Sin/U |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Singh, Upinder |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Political violence in ancient India |
| Statement of responsibility | Upinder Singh |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xvii, 598 pages |
| Dimensions | 25 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | MRP by Gargi Gangopadhya |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Contents note | Foundation -- Transition -- Maturity -- War -- The wilderness. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Political Violence in Ancient India argues that the idea of a nonviolent India is an artificial twentieth-century construct deeply influenced by Gandhi and Nehru. Ancient Indian history is marked by considerable violence of various kinds, as is the history of other parts of the world. However the issue of violence was debated in India with greater intensity than elsewhere. There was a recognition of the possibility of necessary force veering into violence, and of the strong tension between violence and nonviolence in the political sphere. This book looks at the evolution of the theory and practice of kingship and the attitudes towards political violence between c. 600 BCE and 600 CE by examining a vast array of texts, inscriptions, artistic representations, and numismatic and archaeological material. These include the ideas of Buddhism and Jainism; the emperor Ashoka; the Sanskrit epics, the Ramayana and Mahabharata; the political treatise, the Arthashastra; and the poetry of Kalidasa. The book examines how the problem of the relationship between kingship and violence was addressed in general as well with reference to punishment, war and the forest.-- |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Political violence |
| Geographic subdivision | India |
| General subdivision | History. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Violence |
| General subdivision | Moral and ethical aspects |
| Geographic subdivision | India. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Nonviolence |
| General subdivision | Political aspects |
| Geographic subdivision | India |
| General subdivision | History. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Violence in popular culture |
| Geographic subdivision | India |
| General subdivision | History. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Fund | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Accn No. | Full call number | Barcode | Koha item type | Department |
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| MRP | RKSMVV Library | RKSMVV Library | 01/06/2019 | 0.00 | MRP589 | 303.60934 Sin/U | A15685 | Books | ENGLISH |