To uphold the world : a call for a new global ethic from ancient India /

In 1991, Bruce Rich traveled to Orissa and gazed upon the rock edicts erected by the Indian emperor Ashoka over 2,200 years ago. Intrigued by the stone inscriptions that declared religious tolerance, conservation, nonviolence, species protection, and human rights, Rich was drawn into Ashoka's w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rich, Bruce
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : Beacon Press, ©2010.
Temas:
Aśoka, > King of Magadha, > active 259 B.C.
Kauṭalya. > Arthaśāstra.
Arthaśāstra (Kauṭalya)
Globalization > Social aspects.
International cooperation.
Social ethics.
International Cooperation
Mondialisation > Aspect social.
Coopération internationale.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
Globalization > Social aspects
International cooperation
Social ethics
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Past present
  • The age of transcendence
  • The great dilemma
  • The Arthasastra: wealth above all
  • The gift of dirt
  • The greatest conquest
  • Ashoka's legacy: conundrum and challenge
  • To uphold the world.

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