To Uphold the World -The Message of Ashoka and Kautilya for the 21st Century
by Rich, Bruce
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0670081507
- ISBN 13
- 9780670081509
- Seller
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
New Delhi, London and New York: Penguin Viking, 2008. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Two great leaders of ancient India provide multi-ethnic examples for our current problems. Signed by the author on the title page, to Oran Young, an Ameican academic. Original black cloth, with no edge wear and a bright gilt tittle on the spine. Only a hint of edge wear on the dust jacket. Inside, as new, with no prior owner marks..
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- Bookseller
- Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 079568
- Title
- To Uphold the World -The Message of Ashoka and Kautilya for the 21st Century
- Author
- Rich, Bruce
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0670081507
- ISBN 13
- 9780670081509
- Publisher
- Penguin Viking
- Place of Publication
- New Delhi, London and New York
- Date Published
- 2008
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Ashoka, India, Kautilya,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Asia;
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Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
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