Hinduism and the ethics of warfare in South Asia : (Record no. 2161)
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| fixed length control field | 02073cam a2200361 i 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781107043855 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 172/.420954 K167 H |
| Item number | 102062 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Kaushik Roy |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Hinduism and the ethics of warfare in South Asia : |
| Remainder of title | from antiquity to the present / |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication | New Delhi |
| Name of publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Date of publication | 2012 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 288 |
| Accompanying material | 24 cm |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | This book challenges the view common among Western scholars that precolonial India lacked a tradition of military philosophy. It traces the evolution of theories of warfare in India from the dawn of civilization focusing on the debate between Dharmayuddha (Just War) and Kutayuddha (Unjust War) within Hindu philosophy. This debate centers around four questions: What is war? What justifies it? How should it be waged? And what are its potential repercussions? This body of literature provides evidence of the historical evolution of strategic thought in the Indian subcontinent that has heretofore been neglected by modern historians. Further it provides a counterpoint to scholarship in political science that engages solely with Western theories in its analysis of independent India's philosophy of warfare. Ultimately a better understanding of the legacy of ancient India's strategic theorizing will enable more accurate analysis of modern India's military and nuclear policies. |
| 505 8# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted 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 Kutayuddha: 300 BCE–300 CE; 4. Dharmayuddha and Kutayuddha from the Common Era till 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. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "This book traces the evolution of Hindu theories of warfare in India from the dawn of civilization"-- |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY -- TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Military art and science |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY -- TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Military ethics |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY -- TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Hindu ethics |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY -- TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | RELIGION / Ethics. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Koha item type |
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| Non-fiction | Ubhayabharati | Ubhayabharati | General Stacks | 09/03/2018 | 995.00 | 1 | 172/.420954 K167 H 102062 | 102062 | 04/11/2019 | Books |