{"product_id":"6556-aspects-of-political-ideas-and-institutions-in-ancient-india","title":"Aspects of Political Ideas and Institutions in Ancient India","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Ram Sharan Sharma\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Motilal Banarsidass\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2005\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 462\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8120808983\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA most original and meticulous piece of research, on the political theories of ancient Indians and some of the main political institutions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work discusses different views on the origin and the nature of the state in ancient India. It also deals with stages and processes of state formation and examines the relevance of caste and kin-based collectivities to the construction of polity. The Vedic assemblies are studied in some detail, and developments in  political organizations are presented in relation to their changing social and economic background. The book also shows how religion and rituals were brought in the service of the ruling class. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEXTRACTS FROM REVIEWS: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompetently surveys many interesting aspects of the political thought and practice of ancient India on fresh and sometimes strikingly original lines.  The author has a thorough grasp of the relevant sources and uses them with telling effect.                                      - K A Nilakanta Sastri in Journal of Indian History \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work is well researched and documented and is especially useful in terms of the historical development of ancient Indian politics.  Dr. Sharma's book has a better balance between theory and practice than most books on the subject.  There can be no question, however, that this is one of the major publications in the field which no serious student of ancient Indian politics can ignore.                                     - J W Spellman, University of Windsor \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe revised edition is clear in exposition,  up-to-date in method, and displays remarkable power in handling masses of material.  It is by far the best summary of the present state of our knowledge of ancient Indian thought and institutions which is now available.  This is a first rate book, which is as interesting as it is scholarly.                                   - Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface to the Third Edition\u003cbr\u003ePreface to the Second Edition\u003cbr\u003ePreface to the First Edition\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations\u003cbr\u003eRoman equivalents of Nagari letters\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003eHistoriography of Ancient Indian Polity up to 1930\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER II\u003cbr\u003eSources and Method\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER III\u003cbr\u003eThe Saptanga Theory of the State\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IV\u003cbr\u003eTheories of Property\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER V\u003cbr\u003eThe Contract Theory of the Origin of the State : An Historical Survey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VI\u003cbr\u003eTheory of \"Oriental Despotism\" : A Socio-Economic Critique\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VII\u003cbr\u003eVidatha : The Earliest Folk-Assembly of the Indo-Aryans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VIII\u003cbr\u003eSabha and Samiti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IX\u003cbr\u003eThe Vedic Gana and the Origin of the Post-Vedic Republics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER X\u003cbr\u003eThe Early parisad\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XI\u003cbr\u003eRatnahavimsi Ceremony\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XII\u003cbr\u003eTribal and Primitive Aspects of the Later Vedic Polity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XIII\u003cbr\u003eKin-conflicts and Rise of Hierarchy in Later Vedic Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XIV\u003cbr\u003eFrom Gopati to Bhupati : Changing Position of the King\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XV\u003cbr\u003eTaxation and State Formation in Northern India in Pre-Maurya Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XVI\u003cbr\u003eVarna in Relation to Law and Politics (C.B.C. 600-A.D.500)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XVII\u003cbr\u003eReligion and Politics in the Arthasastra of Kautilya\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XVIII\u003cbr\u003eThe Satavahana Polity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XIX\u003cbr\u003eThe Kusana Polity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XX\u003cbr\u003eKusana Elements in the Gupta Polity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXI\u003cbr\u003eThe Gupta Polity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXII\u003cbr\u003eStages in Ancient Indian Polity : Vedic and Post-Vedic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXIII\u003cbr\u003eStages in Ancient Indian Polity : Maurya and Later\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XXIV\u003cbr\u003eRecapitulation\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Ram Sharan Sharma \/ Motilal Banarsidass \/ Paperback","offer_id":40776670314665,"sku":"6556","price":33.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/6556_7b383b4a-8918-4974-bfcd-d9415db6e7d2.jpg?v=1625529470","url":"https:\/\/indiaclub.com\/de\/products\/6556-aspects-of-political-ideas-and-institutions-in-ancient-india","provider":"The India Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}