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Hinduism and the ethics of warfare in South Asia : from antiquity to the present
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- Summary
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"This book traces the evolution of Hindu theories of warfare in India from the dawn of civilization"--
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- Creator
- Kaushik Roy
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2012
- Physical Details
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- xix, 288 pages ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 1139572644, 9781139084116, 1139570897, 9781139887502, 1139579460, 9781139573443, 9781139572644, 1139084119, 9781139569088, 110701736X, 1139569082, 1139573446, 9781139570893, 9781107017368, 9781139579469, 1139887505
- OCLC
- ocn812174072, ocn768480315
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Religious ethic and the philosophy of warfare in vedic and epic India: 1500 BCE-400 BCE; 2. Buddhism, Jainism, and Asoka's Ahimsa; 3. Kautilya's Kutayaddha: 300 BCE-300 CE; 4. Dharmayuddha and Kutahuddha from the Common Era till the advent of the Turks; 5. Hindu militarism under Islamic Rule: 900 CE-1800 CE; 6. Hindu militarism and anti-militarism in British India: 1750-1947; 7. Hindu military ethos and strategic thought in post-colonial India; Conclusion