Ashoka: Portrait of a Philosopher King (Record no. 355525)
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20240513060220.0 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9789356993228 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | AACR-II |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 934.045 OLI |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Olivelle, Patrick |
| 9 (RLIN) | 2728 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Ashoka: Portrait of a Philosopher King |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Gurugram |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | HarperCollins |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2023 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 356p. |
| 440 ## - SERIES STATEMENT/ADDED ENTRY--TITLE | |
| Title | Indian Lives Series Book 1 |
| 9 (RLIN) | 2729 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | This is the first book in the Indian Lives series, edited and curated by Ramachandra Guha. <br/>Ashoka, the last great Mauryan emperor, is one of the most iconic figures in Indian history. Under his rule (268-232 BCE) the Mauryan empire extended across almost the entirety of the Indian subcontinent. Apart from his effective reign over his vast kingdom, Ashoka is well known for his renunciation of war, his development of the concept of dhamma, his patronage of Buddhism, and his promotion of religious harmony.<br/><br/>Ashoka has been imagined, and reimagined, many times over. It has been said that there are at least two Ashokas: the historical Ashoka (whom we know mainly through his inscriptions), and the legendary Ashoka, who is largely a construct of the popular imagination. The distinguished scholar Patrick Olivelle's new book resists the temptation to blend the two-a temptation that many writers have succumbed to-as it seeks to gain an insight into the emperor's world. Based primarily on the inscriptions (which is where Ashoka 'speaks for himself'), Olivelle constructs a fascinating portrait of India's first great ruler, where the figure of Ashoka comes vividly alive notwithstanding the elusiveness and fragmentary nature of the sources. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Ancient History- India; India during 1500 B.C.- 647 B. C.; Ashoka Period- 274 B. C. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 2730 |
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| Not Missing | Dewey Decimal Classification | Not Damaged | Gandhi Smriti Library | Gandhi Smriti Library | 2024-05-13 | 799.00 | 934.045 OLI | 176662 | 2024-05-13 | 2024-05-13 | Books |