Kautilya's treatise treats government as a practical craft, setting out how a state raises revenue, keeps order, gathers intelligence and prepares for war.
The work covers administration, law, taxation, diplomacy and military organisation in a systematic way, describing not how rulers ought to behave in the abstract but what actually holds power together. Its frankness about spies, alliances and calculated advantage is why it is still read beside later works of political thought. This hardbound edition presents the text in a format built for study and for the shelf.
Handy details:
• An ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economy and military strategy attributed to Kautilya
• Systematic coverage of revenue, administration, law and foreign policy
• Material that pairs naturally with courses in political theory and South Asian history
• Hardbound production designed for repeated reference use
Aimed at students of politics and history, civil service aspirants and readers of classical Indian thought, available at Boipoka.