| Kautilya and Non-Western IR Theory 2019 Edition Contributor(s): Shahi, Deepshikha (Author) |
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ISBN: 3030017273 ISBN-13: 9783030017279 Publisher: Palgrave Pivot OUR PRICE: $56.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - Political Science | World - Asian - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 170 |
| Series: Global Political Thinkers |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.81 lbs) 167 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Buddhist |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The ancient Indian text of Kautilya's Arthaśāstra comes forth as a valuable non-Western resource for understanding contemporary International Relations (IR). However, Kautilya's Arthaśāstra largely suffers from the problem of 'presentism', whereby present-day assumptions of the dominant theoretical models of Classical Realism and Neorealism are read back into it, thereby disrupting open reflections on Kautilya's Arthaśāstra which could retrieve its 'alternative assumptions' and 'unconventional traits'. This book attempts to enable Kautilya's Arthaśāstra to break free from the problem of presentism - it does so by juxtaposing the elements of continuity and change that showed up at different junctures of the life-history of both 'Kautilya's Arthaśāstra' and 'Eurocentric IR'. The overall exploratory venture leads to a Kautilyan non-Western eclectic theory of IR - a theory which moderately assimilates miscellaneous research traditions of Eurocentric IR, and, in addition, delivers a few innovative features that could potentially uplift not only Indian IR, but also Global IR. |
