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- Analyses Kautilya’s Arthasastra as a significant work of non-Western IR theory
- Rejects the dominant Classical Realist/Neorealist readings of Kautilya’s Arthasastra
- Exposes the extra-Political Realist elements of Kautilya’s Arthasastra, placing it as a work of ‘Political Realism between realpolitik and moralpolitik’
Part of the book series: Global Political Thinkers (GPT)
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“In her attempt to analyse Kautilya’s Arthasastra, Shahi has demonstrated great academic objectivity and distinction and has made a valuable contribution to reordering the mental bookshelf of international scholarship on IR.” (Punsara Amarasinghe, International Affairs, Vol. 96 (4), 2020)
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Book Title: Kautilya and Non-Western IR Theory
Authors: Deepshikha Shahi
Series Title: Global Political Thinkers
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01728-6
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-01727-9Published: 11 October 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-01728-6Published: 29 September 2018
Series ISSN: 2946-3874
Series E-ISSN: 2946-3882
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 167
Topics: International Relations Theory, Asian Politics, Comparative Politics, Political Theory, Buddhism, Moral Philosophy