Asoka and the Decline of the Mauryas
Thapar, Romila
Asoka and the Decline of the Mauryas - 3 - New Delhi Oxford University Press 1997 - 434
This classic provides a comprehensive account of the history of the Mauryas with a special emphasis on the reign and activities of Aśoka.
It examines the sources, socio-economic conditions, administration, Dhamma, foreign relations, and the decline of the Mauryas. This edition comes with a new Pre-word which updates research on the subject.
This Oxford India Perennials edition is testimony to the book's status as the most authoritative work on the Mauryas since its first publication in 1961.
Romila Thapar is Professor Emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She is a Fellow of the British Academy. In 2008, she was awarded Kluge Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Humanities.
9780198077244
Arts And Humanities
Regional and National History
History
934.045092 THA
Asoka and the Decline of the Mauryas - 3 - New Delhi Oxford University Press 1997 - 434
This classic provides a comprehensive account of the history of the Mauryas with a special emphasis on the reign and activities of Aśoka.
It examines the sources, socio-economic conditions, administration, Dhamma, foreign relations, and the decline of the Mauryas. This edition comes with a new Pre-word which updates research on the subject.
This Oxford India Perennials edition is testimony to the book's status as the most authoritative work on the Mauryas since its first publication in 1961.
Romila Thapar is Professor Emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She is a Fellow of the British Academy. In 2008, she was awarded Kluge Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Humanities.
9780198077244
Arts And Humanities
Regional and National History
History
934.045092 THA
