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Hinduism and the ethics of warfare in South Asia : from antiquity to the present
- Title
- Hinduism and the ethics of warfare in South Asia : from antiquity to the present / Kaushik Roy.
- Author
- Roy, Kaushik, 1971-
- Publication
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
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Details
- Description
- xix, 288 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "This book traces the evolution of Hindu theories of warfare in India from the dawn of civilization"--
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-282) and index.
- Contents
- 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 to 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.
- Call Number
- JFE 13-1254
- ISBN
- 9781107017368 (hardback)
- 110701736X (hardback)
- LCCN
- 2011049734
- OCLC
- 768480315
- Author
- Roy, Kaushik, 1971-
- Title
- Hinduism and the ethics of warfare in South Asia : from antiquity to the present / Kaushik Roy.
- Publisher
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-282) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 13-1254