Evolution of Ancient Indian Law
Author: Nares Chandra Sen Gupta
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Published: 1953
Total Pages: 348
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Author: Nares Chandra Sen Gupta
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Published: 1953
Total Pages: 348
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Chakradhar Jha
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Published: 1986
Total Pages: 266
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Rama Jois
Publisher: Universal Law Publishing
Published: 2004-04
Total Pages: 752
ISBN-13: 9788175342064
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Śivāji Siṃh
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Published: 1972
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Shivaji Singh
Publisher: Varanasi : Bh̄arat̄iya Vidȳa Prak̄a ́sana
Published: 1972
Total Pages: 424
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Shiva Kant Tiwari
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Published: 2018
Total Pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9788131609255
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe book is a maiden voyage to compile and analyze the interpretations of ancient Indian law in modern historiography. There has been a dearth of books with historiographical approach to the study of classical Indian law, despite the fact that law has occupied a prominent place in the historical studies over the past two hundred years. Starting from British Indologist Sir William Jones, the historians owing allegiance to different schools like Imperialism, Nationalism, Marxism and Postmodernism commented fervently upon the ancient Indian law. Irrespective of their interpretive models, such comments and studies have broadened our understanding of the ancient Indian law and enriched the historiography of the same. But the comprehensive study of such vast intellectual heritage, remained a virgin territory. The followers of ancient history confined themselves to Sutra-Smriti texts, and those from Law Schools focused on post-independent codified Hindu law. In this backdrop, the present work, by studying the modern historiography of ancient Indian law, stands to be the first of its own kind. The book is historiographical in its methodology, but as and when required, primary sources have also been referred to in order to critically examine the historian's assumptions. The various interpretations have been put together in a lucid language to delineate a holistic and objective picture of various law topics such as - Marital Laws, Son-ship & Adoption, Succession & Inheritance, Women's Property Rights, International Laws, and Laws of Judicature, etc.
Author: Derrett
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2022-03-07
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 9004491600
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Sekharipuram Vaidyanatha Viswanatha
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Published: 1925
Total Pages: 232
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Kauṭalya
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2013-01-31
Total Pages: 785
ISBN-13: 0199891826
DOWNLOAD EBOOKKing, Governance, and Law in Ancient India presents an English translation of Kautilya's Arthashastra (AS.) along with detailed endnotes. When it was discovered in 1923, the Arthashastra was described as perhaps the most precious work in the whole range of Sanskrit literature, an assessment that still rings true. This new translation of this significant text, the first in close to half a century takes into account a number of important advances in our knowledge of the texts, inscriptions, and archeological and art historical remains from the period in Indian history to which the AS. belongs (2nd-3rd century CE, although parts of it may be much older). The text is what we would today call a scientific treatise. It codifies a body of knowledge handed down in expert traditions. It is specifically interested in two things: first, how a king can expand his territory, keep enemies at bay, enhance his external power, and amass riches; second, how a king can best organize his state bureaucracy to consolidate his internal power, to suppress internal enemies, to expand the economy, to enhance his treasury through taxes, duties, and entrepreneurial activities, to keep law and order, and to settle disputes among his subjects. The book is accordingly divided into two sections: the first encompassing Books 1-5 deals with internal matters, and the second spanning Books 6-14 deals with external relations and warfare. The AS. stands alone: there is nothing like it before it and there is nothing after it-if there were other textual productions within that genre they are now irretrievably lost. Even though we know of many authors who preceded Kautilya, none of their works have survived the success of the AS. Being "textually" unique makes it difficult to understand and interpret difficult passages and terms; we cannot look to parallels for help. The AS. is also unique in that, first, it covers such a vast variety of topics and, second, it presents in textual form expert traditions in numerous areas of human and social endeavors that were handed down orally. Expert knowledge in diverse fields communicated orally from teacher to pupil, from father to son, is here for the first time codified in text. These fields include: building practices of houses, forts, and cities; gems and gemology; metals and metallurgy; mining, forestry and forest management; agriculture; manufacture of liquor; animal husbandry, shipping, and the management of horses and elephants- and so on. Finally, it is also unique in presenting a viewpoint distinctly different from the Brahmanical "party line" we see in most ancient Indian documents.
Author: Mark McClish
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2019-07-11
Total Pages: 309
ISBN-13: 1108476902
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBy analyzing the Arthaśāstra's early history, Mark McClish overturns prevailing beliefs that ancient India was governed by religion, not politics.