Essence of Politics

Kamandaki¿s influential The Essence of Politics redefined political thought in early medieval India. Its lessons range from the finer points of military strategy and economic policy to the moral qualities of effective rulers. The Sanskrit text, presented here in the Devanagari script, accompanies a new English prose translation.

About the author

Jesse Ross Knutson is Associate Professor of Sanskrit at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.

Summary

Kamandaki’s influential The Essence of Politics redefined political thought in early medieval India. Its lessons range from the finer points of military strategy and economic policy to the moral qualities of effective rulers. The Sanskrit text, presented here in the Devanagari script, accompanies a new English prose translation.

Product details

• Authors: Kamandaki, KAMANDAKI, . Kamandaki
• Assisted by: Jesse Ross Knutson (Editor), Jesse Ross Knutson (Translation), Knutson Jesse Ross (Editor and translation)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2020
• EAN: 9780674975767
• ISBN: 978-0-674-97576-7
• No. of pages: 368
• Series: Murty Classical Library of India; Murty Classical Library of Ind
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, HISTORY / Asia / General, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Asian History