{"product_id":"kautilya-and-non-western-ir-theory-hardcover","title":"Kautilya and Non-Western IR Theory - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDeepshikha Shahi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ancient Indian text of \u003ci\u003eKautilya's Arthaśāstra\u003c\/i\u003e comes forth as a valuable non-Western resource for understanding contemporary International Relations (IR). However, \u003ci\u003eKautilya's Arthaśāstra\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eKautilya's Arthaśāstra\u003c\/i\u003e which could retrieve its 'alternative assumptions' and 'unconventional traits'. This book attempts to enable \u003ci\u003eKautilya's Arthaśāstra\u003c\/i\u003e 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 '\u003ci\u003eKautilya's Arthaśāstra\u003c\/i\u003e' and 'Eurocentric IR'. The overall exploratory venture leads to a Kautilyan non-Western eclectic theory of IR - a theory which moderately assimilates miscellaneousresearch traditions of Eurocentric IR, and, in addition, delivers a few innovative features that could potentially uplift not only Indian IR, but also Global IR.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ancient Indian text of \u003ci\u003eKautilya's Arthaśāstra\u003c\/i\u003e comes forth as a valuable non-Western resource for understanding contemporary International Relations (IR). However, \u003ci\u003eKautilya's Arthaśāstra\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eKautilya's Arthaśāstra\u003c\/i\u003e which could retrieve its 'alternative assumptions' and 'unconventional traits'. This book attempts to enable \u003ci\u003eKautilya's Arthaśāstra\u003c\/i\u003e 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 '\u003ci\u003eKautilya's Arthaśāstra\u003c\/i\u003e' 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 EurocentricIR, and, in addition, delivers a few innovative features that could potentially uplift not only Indian IR, but also Global IR. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeepshikha Shahi is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Delhi, India. She previously studied at the Centre for Global Cooperation Research\/Käte Hamburger-Kolleg, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eAdvaita as a Global International Relations Theory\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeepshikha Shahi is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Delhi, India. She previously studied at the Centre for Global Cooperation Research\/Käte Hamburger-Kolleg, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eAdvaita as a Global International Relations Theory\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 167\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47355558396153,"sku":"9783030017279","price":97.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/E0Tqsh8lPB9783030017279.webp?v=1769854200","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/kautilya-and-non-western-ir-theory-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}