Aśoka and the decline of the Mauryas : with a new afterword, bibliography, and index

By:

Thapar, Romila

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: 2009, 2010 Oxford University Press Delhi ; New YorkEdition: Rev. edDescription: viii, 344 p. : ill., map ; 23 cmISBN:

9780195644456

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DDC classification:

934 THA

Contents:

The background and the sources Early life, accession, and chronology of the reign of Aśoka Society and economic activity Internal administration and foreign relations The policy of Dhamma The later Mauryas The decline of the Maurvas Conclusion Appendices. The date of the Arthaśāstra ; The titles of Aśoka ; The geographical locations of the edicts ; Pottery and coins of the Mauryan period ; A translation of the edicts of Aśoka ; Mauryan art Afterword

Summary: An authoritative work, Asoka and the Decline of the Mauryas is based largely on the edicts of Asoka, whose policies are analysed against the background of Mauryan civilization during the third and fourth centuries BC. This was one of the most important periods of Indian history which saw the emergence of a pattern that throws much light on the later developments of Indian civilization. The author offers an interpretation of Asoka's connection with Buddhism and shows how he was able to make use of a general movement of social and spiritual change for the political and moral integration of his empire.

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<p>Includes bibliographical references (p. [322]-332) and index.</p>

The background and the sources
Early life, accession, and chronology of the reign of Aśoka
Society and economic activity
Internal administration and foreign relations
The policy of Dhamma
The later Mauryas
The decline of the Maurvas
Conclusion
Appendices. The date of the Arthaśāstra ; The titles of Aśoka ; The geographical locations of the edicts ; Pottery and coins of the Mauryan period ; A translation of the edicts of Aśoka ; Mauryan art
Afterword

An authoritative work, Asoka and the Decline of the Mauryas is based largely on the edicts of Asoka, whose policies are analysed against the background of Mauryan civilization during the third and fourth centuries BC. This was one of the most important periods of Indian history which saw the emergence of a pattern that throws much light on the later developments of Indian civilization. The author offers an interpretation of Asoka's connection with Buddhism and shows how he was able to make use of a general movement of social and spiritual change for the political and moral integration of his empire.

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