Thapar, Romila <br/><br/>
Aśoka and the decline of the Mauryas 
/ by Romila Thapar 
 - New Delhi, India:  Oxford Univ. Press,   2012. 
 - xlii, 434p.; 22 cm. 
<br/><br/> This book discusses the history of the Mauryas with a special emphasis on the reign and activities of Asoka. It focuses on sources, socio-economic conditions, administration, Dhamma, foreign relations, and the decline of the Mauryas. This third edition contains a new foreword which updates research.<br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0198077246 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>934  / THA/A