Beschreibung:
This book examines in detail the strategic relevance of the Arthashastra, a classical treatise on state and statecraft attributed to the fourth century BCE that rests at the intersection of political theory and international relations.
List of Tables. Preface. Acknowledgments. Introduction Part I: The Philosophical-Strategic Leanings 1. Introducing Arthashastra: Towards Pre- Disciplinarity 2. Arthashastra and the Indian Tradition: Philosophical Underpinnings 3. Arthashastra and the Western Tradition: Strategic Underpinnings Part II: The Conceptual -Contextual Leanings 4. Morality, Power and Order: Concepts in International Relations 5. The Kautilyan State and Statecraft-Contextualising Desirablily 6. Morality, Power and Order: A Systems Analysis 7. Feasibility of State and Statecraft: Theorizing Concepts Part III: Non-Western Reflections on State and Statecraft 8. State and Statecraft: Reflecting on Non-Western Vocabularies 9. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.