To uphold the world
Subtitle: a call for a new global ethic from ancient India
By: Bruce Rich.
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780807002490
Subjects: Aśoka, -- King of Magadha, -- fl. 259 B.C; Kauṭalya; Globalization -- Social aspects; International cooperation; Social ethics
Notes: Reprint. Originally published in New Delhi by Viking in 2008 as: To uphold the world : the message of Ashoka and Kautilya for the 21st century.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Past present; title: The age of transcendence; title: The great dilemma; title: The Arthasastra: wealth above all; title: The gift of dirt; title: The greatest conquest; title: Ashoka's legacy: conundrum and challenge; title: To uphold the world.