Il codice del potere (Arthasastra). Strategie di successo del Machiavelli indiano del IV sec. a.C.
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Il Codice del Potere (Arthasastra) è una quintessenza di equilibrio, saggezza e strategia che ha superato indenne, per vigore ed efficacia, la prova di ventiquattro secoli. Una scienza progredita e spregiudicata che esplora la natura del potere, del successo e della prosperità economica: come ottenerli, consolidarli, goderne e governare le responsabilità che comportano. Kautilya, il suo geniale autore, detto l'Aristotele e il Machiavelli hindu, distillò verità senza tempo sull'acquisizione e l'esercizio del potere, divenendo un maestro d'insuperata insidia nell'arte del potere. A tal punto che i suoi insegnamenti resero possibile a Candragupta, un condottiero dalle oscure origini, la rapida ascesa al trono e la creazione del primo potente impero indiano. Così come diresse i sovrani dell'antichità, oggi quest'opera è considerata fondamentale per l'addestramento dei manager e della classe dirigente indiana.
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- Pagine: 415
- Data di uscita: 10-02-2011
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THE SCIENCE OF GOOD GOVERNANCE The Arthashastra is the most comprehensive treatise on statecraft of classical times, and perhaps of all time. The Arthashastra is written mainly in prose but also incorporates 380 shlokas , which adds a vital poetic flourish to this otherwise down-to-earth classic. T
Wonderful, viable and ever-relevant! You cannot subdue this treasure into oblivion any day!
This work is most commonly likened to Machiavelli, although it predates 'The Prince' by several centuries. With a similar attitude to statecraft to that of Machiavelli, this offers a far more comprehensive and detailed manual for realist power aggrandisment. It also differs from Machiavelli in its g Leggi tutto
'Now Joe, you've spent so much time being devious that you done got yourself caught up in your own Web' - Omar, The Wire. This book is absolutely peak 'master morality'. It is full to the brim of plots, schemes, ruses, deception and deceit. It's extremely in depth and complicated for a book written i Leggi tutto
A fascinating read. The Arthashastra is one of the earliest works of political realism to have been written, along with Sun Tzu's The Art of War and Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War and is perhaps the most elaborate of these. Elaborate is an apt description, given that the treatise descr Leggi tutto
Arthashastra - a book that I had wanted to read ever since I read 'The Art of War' and learnt this to be a similar treatise but on political details. Gifted to me by a friend during September '10, it has taken me almost 5 years to finish reading this book. A worthy reference material for anyone who
This book is bible/Quran/Geeta of diplomacy. what chanaya had written 2000 years ago in this script is absolutely relevant today in every aspect of administration. His thoughts about foreign policy,administration,economic reforms and policies are completely well articulated and relevant even today. In Leggi tutto
Decent translation. Dense reading though that took me a like three months to get through.
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