Aspects of political ideas and institutions in ancient India Delhi, M. Banarsidass
Author : Ram Sharan Sharma
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Page : pages
File Size : 43,67 MB
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Category : India
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Aspects of Political Ideas and Institutions in Ancient India
Author : Ram Sharan Sharma
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 15,49 MB
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : 9788120808270
Book Description
The present work Aspects of Political Ideas and Institutions in Ancient Indian discusses different views on the origin and nature of the state in ancient India. It also deals with stages and processes of state formation and examines the relevance of caste and kin-based collectivities to the construction of polity. The Vedic assemblies are studied in some detail, and developments in political organisation are presented in relation to their changing social and economic background. The book also shows how religion and rituals were brought in the service of the ruling class.
Historical Dictionary of Ancient India
Author : Kumkum Roy
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 22,6 MB
Release : 2009
Category : India
ISBN : 0810853663
Book Description
India's history and culture is ancient and dynamic, spanning back to the beginning of human civilization. Beginning with a mysterious culture along the Indus River and in farming communities in the southern lands of India, the history of India is punctuated by constant integration with migrating peoples and with the diverse cultures that surround the country. Placed in the center of Asia, history in India is a crossroads of cultures from China to Europe, as well as the most significant Asian connection with the cultures of Africa. The Historical Dictionary of Ancient India provides information ranging from the earliest Paleolithic cultures in the Indian subcontinent to 1000 CE. The ancient history of this country is related in this book through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on rulers, bureaucrats, ancient societies, religion, gods, and philosophical ideas.
Indian Political Thought
Author : Mahendra Prasad Singh
Publisher : Pearson Education India
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 30,62 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Political science
ISBN : 9788131758519
Book Description
Indian Political Thought: Themes and Thinkers covers all major Indian political thinkers from the ancient, through medieval to the modern times. Thus, this book provides an overview of the evolution of the Indian political thought through different historical periods, giving an insight into the sociological and political conditions of the times that shaped the Indian political thinking. It does not only talk about the lives and times of the thinkers, but also explores the important themes that formed the basis of their political ideologies. The chapters discuss the contributions of the thinkers and at the same time examine some important themes including the theory of state, civil rights, ideal polity, governance, nationalism, democracy, social issues like gender and caste, swaraj, satyagraha, liberalism, constitutionalism, Marxism, socialism and Gandhism. With a comprehensive coverage of both the thinkers and the themes of the Indian political thought, this book caters to needs of the undergraduate as well as the post graduate courses of all Indian universities. It is valuable also for UGC-NET and civil service examinations.
Recent Perspectives of Early Indian History
Author : Romila Thapar
Publisher : Popular Prakashan
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 31,98 MB
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : 9788171545568
Book Description
Contributed articles.
Aggañña Sutta
Author : Steven Collins
Publisher : Sahitya Akademi
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 34,49 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Buddhism
ISBN : 9788126012985
Book Description
Agganna Sutta, Part Of Digha Nikaya, Is One Of The Early Texts Of Buddhism. It Has Seen A Couple Of English Translations, If Not More, Since The 19Th Century. It Was Even Referred To As The Buddhist ýBook Of Genesis.ý Each Translation Presents The Original Text In A Different Shade. The Present Translation By Steven Collins, Focusses Its Attention On The Hidden Realities Of The Text. He Is Also Quite Sensitive To The Sheer Poetic Energy Of The Text; He Has Managed To Capture The Beauty Of The Cosmic Imagery Of The Original Without Resorting To The Easily Available ýPoeticýMode Of Translation. This Text Can Be Read As One Of The Important Achievements Of Ancient Indian Literature, Where The Binary Opposition Between Literature And Philosophical Narrative Collapses.
Shahanshah
Author : Edgar Burke Inlow
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 38,29 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9788120822924
Book Description
The Study of the State
Author : Henri J. Claessen
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 23,31 MB
Release : 2011-05-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 3110825791
Book Description
The Study of the State.
The City and the Country in Early India
Author : P. K. Basant
Publisher : Primus Books
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 31,37 MB
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9380607156
Book Description
The City and the Country in Early India: A Study of Malwa is about the emergence of urban centres in the sixth century bce, and analyses the processes and spatiality of urbanization, taking Malwa as its case study. Earlier research on urbanism has focussed on either literary or archaeological sources. While literary sources tend to locate the agency for change exclusively in preachers and rulers, in archaeology, the forces of change become nameless and faceless. The study of inscriptions from Malwa helps in restoring agency to common people. The beginnings of urbanism are to be found in the pre-literate past, and, therefore, require an analysis of archaeological data. Using insights from anthropology and studies of early states, in the first half of the book an attempt has been made to look for new ways to account for urbanization. The second half of the book tries to understand the process of urbanization by examining epigraphic and literary sources. The process of the emergence of urban centres created new forms of division of space: urban centres were surrounded by villages which in turn were surrounded by wilderness. This book tries to recover the histories of their complex interrelations. Since caste and kinship are considered central to the world of Indian sociology, an attempt has also been made to understand the relationships between caste, kinship and urbanism. Changes in the attitude of the literati towards the city and the country have also been examined.
The Routledge Handbook of the State in Premodern India
Author : Hermann Kulke
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 37,5 MB
Release : 2022-01-13
Category : History
ISBN : 1000485145
Book Description
This handbook presents a multilayered and multidimensional history of state formation in premodern India. It explores dense and rich local and subregional historiography from the mid-first millennium BC to the eighteenth century in South Asia. Shifting the focus away from economic and political factors, this handbook revises the conventional understanding of states and empires and locates them in their quotidian conduct and activity on socio-cultural and concomitant factors. Comprehensive in scope, this handbook addresses a range of themes connected with the idea of state formation in the subcontinent. It includes discussions and debates on ritual practices and the Brahmanical order in early India; the Delhi Sultanate and role of Sultans among the Hindu kings; the cosmopolitan ‘Islamicate’ cultural influences on Puranic Hinduism; cultural background of the Mughal state. The handbook examines new questions and ideologies of state formation, such as: · facets of violence and resistance; · the significance of the autonomous spaces and forests; · regional elites, including ‘Little kings’; tribal background of some famous cults; · trade and maritime commerce; · royal patronage, courtly manners, lineage formation; · imperial architecture, monuments, and temple, among others. Featuring case studies from different part of the India subcontinent, and with contributions by renowned historians, this authoritative handbook will be an indispensable reading for teachers, scholars, and students of early India, medieval India, premodern India, South Asian history, Asian history, historiography, economic history, historical sociology, and South Asia studies.
