The Arthashastra

by Chanakya and Kautilya

Book Overview

An extraordinary detailed manual on statecraft and the science of living by one of classical India's greatest minds; Kautilya; also known as Chanakya and Vishnugupta; wrote the Arthashastra not later than 150 AD though the date has not been conclusively established. Legend has it that he was either a Brahmin from Kerala or from north India; however; it is certain that Kautilya was the man who destroyed the Nanda dynasty and installed Chandragupta...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140446036
• ISBN13: 9780140446036
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: India Penguin Classics
• Length: 832 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.2" x 5.6" x 8.5"