Asoka and the Decline of the Mauryas

By:

Thapar, Romila

Publication details: New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1997Edition: 3Description: 434ISBN:

9780198077244

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

934.045092 THA

Summary: 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.

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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.

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