{"product_id":"a-history-of-anthropology-second-edition","title":"A HISTORY OF ANTHROPOLOGY (Second Edition)","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Rawat Publications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Benoy Kumar Sarkar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9788131610961\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 636\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 01-12-2019\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBenoy Kumar Sarkar's\u003c\/strong\u003e work offers an analytical study of \u003cstrong\u003eSukracharya's\u003c\/strong\u003e code, providing deep insights into various facets of \u003cstrong\u003eancient Indian culture\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003esociology\u003c\/strong\u003e. Divided into two books—\u003cstrong\u003eNon-Political\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003ePolitical\u003c\/strong\u003e—this volume delves into a range of subjects that reflect Hindu cultural evolution, particularly through the lens of \u003cstrong\u003eSukranîti\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003eBook I: Non-Political\u003c\/strong\u003e, Sarkar covers diverse topics such as \u003cstrong\u003eancient Indian geography\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eethnology\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003emineralogy\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ebotany\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003ezoology\u003c\/strong\u003e, providing extensive data collected from the \u003cstrong\u003eSukranîti\u003c\/strong\u003e text. Each chapter explores different aspects of Hindu society, including flora, fauna, and mineral resources, along with their \u003cstrong\u003eeconomic relevance\u003c\/strong\u003e in Hindu life. Sarkar examines the \u003cstrong\u003ehistorical development\u003c\/strong\u003e of Hindu sciences and their philosophical interpretations, focusing on subjects like the \u003cstrong\u003edoctrine of seven metals\u003c\/strong\u003e and the \u003cstrong\u003eclassification of animals\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook II: Political\u003c\/strong\u003e transitions to more political concepts, with a \u003cstrong\u003epreface on Hindu politics\u003c\/strong\u003e, and sections on the \u003cstrong\u003eeconomic foundations of the state\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eSukra’s materialism\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003einternational law\u003c\/strong\u003e. The book explores \u003cstrong\u003eancient political philosophy\u003c\/strong\u003e through the \u003cstrong\u003eSukranîti\u003c\/strong\u003e, examining its relevance to modern political thought and the economic management of the state. This volume also includes an appendix that touches on various historical and philosophical aspects, including \u003cstrong\u003einternational relations\u003c\/strong\u003e and the \u003cstrong\u003epolitical activism\u003c\/strong\u003e of Hindu thinkers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book serves as an important text for students and scholars of \u003cstrong\u003epolitical science\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003esociology\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ehistory\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eIndian philosophy\u003c\/strong\u003e, offering a rich blend of \u003cstrong\u003eancient knowledge\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003emodern political theory\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBOOK I – NON-POLITICAL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter I: Relativity of the Nitisastras\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHindu Culture and Sociology in Sukranîti\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLandmarks in the History of Hindu Political Development\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMilestones in the History of Hindu Political Speculation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnity and Diversity in Indian National Life\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreliminary Spade-work\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter II: The Data of Ancient Indian Geography\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSukranîti as a source of Geographical Information\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClimate and Soils\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFlora and Fauna\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter III: The Data of Ancient Indian Ethnology\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Races and Their Identification\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter IV: The Data of Ancient Indian Mineralogy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Synthetic Philosophy of Sukrâchâryya\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Doctrine of Seven Metals\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Economic Mineralogy of Sukrâchâryya’s India\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter V: The Data of Ancient Indian Botany\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIdentification of Sukra Flora\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgriculture and Botany as Science\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter VI: The Data of Ancient Indian Zoology\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Fauna in Sukranîti\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEconomic Zoology\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBOOK II – POLITICAL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter I: A Preface to Hindu Politics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFundamentals of 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