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The essence of politics / (Record no. 2871)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780674251724
Qualifying information paperback
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Language of cataloging eng
Description conventions rda
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Edition number 23
Classification number 320.01
100 0# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Kāmandaki
LC Authority URI <a href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80123173">http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80123173</a>
VIAF URI http://viaf.org/viaf/5865161211755040070007
Relator term author
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245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The essence of politics /
Statement of responsibility, etc Kamandaki, edited and translated by Jesse Ross Knutson.
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture Cambridge, Massachusetts :
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer Harvard University Press,
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice 2021
264 #4 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice ©2021
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xxxi, 328 pages ;
Dimensions 22 cm
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Source (NR) rdacontent
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Content type code (R) txt
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Materials specified (NR) unmediated
Media type term (R) rdamedia
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Source (NR) rdacarrier
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Series statement Murty classical library of India ;
Volume number/sequential designation 28
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references and index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc "Kamandaki's Nītisāra, or The Essence of Politics, redefined the field of political thought in early medieval India and became one of the most influential works in the genre across South and Southeast Asia. It was likely written during or shortly after the Gupta Empire (c. 325-550 C.E.) and enjoyed wide popularity for nearly a millennium. An elegant introduction to the intricacies of statecraft, The Essence of Politics encompasses virtually all aspects of elite social life, making it indispensable for generals, spies, ministers, and other members of the royal court, especially poets writing about war and conquest. Addressed directly to the king, its lessons range from the finer points of military strategy and economic policy to the moral qualities of effective rulers. Kamandaki anchors political practice in intellectual and spiritual discipline. His model of leadership, based on self-control and personal cultivation, is as relevant today as it was in its own time. The Sanskrit text, presented here in the Devanagari script, accompanies a new English prose translation"--Provided by publisher.
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Language note Introduction in English followed by a facing page translation with Sanskrit on the versos and English on the rectos ;
Information code or alphabet Devanagari script.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Political science
Geographic subdivision India
General subdivision History
9 (RLIN) 153
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element State, The
9 (RLIN) 155
651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name India
General subdivision Politics and government
Chronological subdivision To 997
9 (RLIN) 156
655 #7 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM
Genre/form data or focus term Informational works
Source of term lcgft
9 (RLIN) 154
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Knutson, Jesse
9 (RLIN) 157
Relator term editor
-- translator
830 ## - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE
Uniform title Murty classical library of India ;
Volume number/sequential designation 28.
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