Title : Asoka and the Decline of the Mauryas

Author: Romila Thapar

Publisher: Oxford India, 2006

ISBN 019564445

Condition: Paperback. New.

PRICE : SG $17

Synopsis

(from back cover)

The Mauryan period is seen as the first sub-continental empire which required administration appropriate to a changing political economy, communication adequate to a sub-continental territory and new ideological attempts to draw support from a mult-cultural population. This book provides a fresh interpretaion of the history of early India and the links with later developments. It covers the history of the Maurays but with a focus on the reign and activities of Asoka.