King Governance and Law in Ancient India | Kautilya Arthashastra by Patrick Olivelle
Author: Patrick Olivelle
Publisher: Oxford University Press
About the Book with Key Features
King, Governance, and Law in Ancient India: Kautilya’s Arthashastra is a landmark annotated English translation of one of India’s most influential political and legal treatises. Authored by renowned Sanskrit scholar Patrick Olivelle, this work revives Kautilya’s Arthashastra for modern readers with scholarly precision, detailed annotations, and historical context.
The Arthashastra remains one of the foundational texts on governance, statecraft, taxation, administration, diplomacy, economics, intelligence systems, warfare, and law in ancient Bharat. This edition bridges classical Indian wisdom with contemporary legal, political, and governance discourse.
A must-have for scholars of ancient Indian jurisprudence, civilisational studies, political science, public administration, history, and Indic knowledge systems.
Key Features:
- Annotated English translation of Kautilya’s Arthashastra
- Scholarly work by Patrick Olivelle
- Deep insights into ancient Indian governance and law
- Covers taxation, administration, economy, diplomacy, and justice
- Important resource for Indic civilisation studies
- Valuable for legal historians and policy researchers
- Includes extensive explanatory notes and contextual references
- Published by Oxford University Press
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- Law Students and Researchers
- Historians
- Political Science Scholars
- UPSC Aspirants
- Public Policy Researchers
- Sanskrit and Indic Studies Scholars
- Advocates interested in Ancient Indian Jurisprudence
- Readers of Kautilya and Arthashastra
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