A Peace History of India: From Ashoka Maurya to Mahatma GandhiThis book is a great contribution to Peace Research. It places India in the world as a worthy player in international relations from ancient times. The selection of four of the most significant historical peaks over two millennia, the Ashoka era, the Pala era, the Orientalist era and the Gandhi era shows the uniqueness of India's peaceful history, relevant not only for herself, but for the whole of humankind. To the point that in present times, her engagement is destined to contribute to the urgent long-awaited transformation of the United Nations Organization. J.S. |
Contents
Foreword by Dr Anuradha Bhattacharyya Preface and Acknowledgements | 47 |
PART I | 49 |
Entering History | 52 |
The Buddhas Prophesy | 56 |
Max Weber and India | 59 |
Life in the Capital Pataliputra | 64 |
Taxila Kautilya and the Arthashastra | 66 |
The conquest of Kalinga and the subsequent pilgrimages | 71 |
The Historical Setting | |
Indias central place a Gangetic | |
The East India Company | |
Cosmopolitan Kolkatas Calcutta Cognitive Revolution | |
The Works | |
A Golden Age? | |
Rammohun | |
Modern Science takes Roots and Buddhism once more becomes a World Religion | |
The Buddhist Dharma and Ashoka | 74 |
The Administration of the Empire | |
Economy Trade Industry and Rationality | |
Welfare Law and Order | |
Education and Learning Temporal and Spiritual Matters | |
World Order Peace and Justice a Contemporary View | |
Some Conclusions | |
PART II | |
Backdrop | |
Geopolitics and Prehistory | |
Sri Vijaya | |
The History of Java before the Pala EraHinduism and Buddhism | |
The Shailendra and the Palas | |
The Predominance of the Pala Culture in Jambudvipa Java | |
The Palas and Tibet Atisa | |
Description of the Borobudur | |
The Meaning of Borobudur PART III | |
A Little Axial Age around 1800 | |
Prelude to a Global Renaissance of Peace | |
Backlash | |
Japan and China at the Other End of the World | |
Chinsura and Dejima | |
The Bengal Plunderan Excursus | |
The Economic Downturn | |
Conclusion | |
PART IV | |
Modern India Gandhi and World Peace | |
Where We Want to | |
The Background | |
Times of | |
The Cripps Mission | |
The QuitIndia Resolution | |
The United Nations Beacon of Hope in an Imperfect World | |
Conclusion | |
Epilogue | |
Bibliography | |
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A Peace History of India: From Ashoka Maurya to Mahatma Gandhi Klaus Schlichtmann No preview available - 2016 |
A Peace History of India: From Ashoka Maurya to Mahatma Gandhi Klaus Schlichtmann No preview available - 2017 |
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