Asoka and the Decline of the Mauryas
Author: Romila Thapar
binding: Hardback
Published: Oxford University Press, 1963, reprinted from corrected sheets from the first impression
Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markings
This authoritative work is based largely on the edicts of Asoka, whose policies are analyzed against the background of Mauryan civilization during the third and fourth centuries BC. The book provides a thorough examination of Asoka's influence and the decline of the Mauryan empire.
Author: Romila Thapar
binding: Hardback
Published: Oxford University Press, 1963, reprinted from corrected sheets from the first impression
Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markings
This authoritative work is based largely on the edicts of Asoka, whose policies are analyzed against the background of Mauryan civilization during the third and fourth centuries BC. The book provides a thorough examination of Asoka's influence and the decline of the Mauryan empire.