A History of Hindu Political Theories from the Earliest Times to the End of the First Quarter of the Seventeenth Century A.D. c4: Contents
A History of Hindu Political Theories from the Earliest Times to the End of the First Quarter of the Seventeenth Century A.D. c4
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- English
Contents
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| PREFACE | .. | .. | .. | .. | vii |
| INTRODUCTION | | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
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Chap.
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| I. | The first phase—From the Rigveda to the Upaniṣads | .. | .. | .. | 24 |
| II. | The epoch of growth and development—The Dharmasūtras and the early literature of the Art of Government (Arthaśāstra), C. 600-300 B.C.—The Buddhist canon, C. 400-300 B.C. | | .. | .. | 56 |
| III. | The Arthaśāstra of Kauṭilya and the reconstruction of the science | .. | .. | .. | 124 |
| IV. | The Mahābhārata and the Manusamhitā and the synthesis of the Arthaśāstra and Dharmasūtra material, C. 200 B.C.—200 A.D.—The Chatuhśatikā of Āryadeva, C. 200 B.C-200 A.D. | | .. | .. | 160 |
| V. | The beginnings of decline—The essence of polity (Nītisāra) of Kāmandaka and the Purāṇas and minor law-books (Smritis), C. 200-500 A.D. | | .. | .. | 213 |
| VI. | The commentaries of Medhātithi, Vijñāneśvara and Aparārka—The Jaina Nītivākyāmritam and short (Laghu) Arhan-nīti, C. 900-1200 A.D. | | .. | .. | 231 |
| VII. | The last phase—The essence of polity (Nītisāra) of Śukrāchārya—Mādhava's commentary on the Smriti of Parāśara—The Rājanītiprakāśa of Mitramiśra, and the Nītimayūkha of Nīlakaṇṭha, C. 1200-1600 A.D. | | .. | .. | 247 |
| CONCLUSION | .. | .. | .. | .. | 264 |
| APPENDIX | .. | .. | .. | .. | 273 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | .. | .. | .. | .. | 279 |
| INDEX .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 285 |