{"product_id":"the-art-of-war-the-book-of-lord-shang","title":"The Art of War \/ The Book of Lord Shang","description":"Translated by Yuan Shibing and . With introductions by Robert Wilkinson. The two political classics in this book are the product of a time of intense turmoil in Chinese history. Dating from the Period of the Warring States (403-221BC), they anticipate Machiavelli's The Prince by nearly 2000 years. The Art of War is the best known of a considerable body of Chinese works on the subject. It analyses the nature of war, and reveals how victory may be ensured. The Book of Lord Shang is a political treatise for the instruction of rulers. These texts are anything but armchair strategy or ivory-tower speculation. They are serious, urgent and practical responses to the desperate situations in which they were written. They have been immensely influential both inside and outside China.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAuthor: Tzu, Sun,author,Griffith, Tom,series_editor,Shibing, Yuan,translator,Yang, Shang,author,Duyvendak, J\u003cbr\u003eContributors: Tzu, Sun,author,Griffith, Tom,series_editor,Shibing, Yuan,translator,Yang, Shang,author,Duyvendak, J.J.L.,translator,Wilkinson, Robert,introduction\u003cbr\u003eBinding: paperback\u003cbr\u003eNumber Of Pages: 256\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: \u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: \u003cbr\u003eLanguages: English,Published,English,Original Language,Englis\u003cbr\u003ePublished\/Release Date: 5 Feb 1998\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003ePublisher\/Studio\/Brand: Wordsworth Editions Ltd\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Director\/Artist: Sun Tzu\u003cbr\u003eDimension (cm): 197x127x15 mm\u003cbr\u003ePackage Dimension (cm): 14x197x127 mm\u003cbr\u003eItem Weight (g): 1050\u003cbr\u003ePackage Weight (g): 175","brand":"Wordsworth Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53368620417321,"sku":"BK1853267791","price":73.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/5868\/0105\/files\/71XBuIi8B5L_c631e2a0-b86c-4f23-aa1b-acb28c71a666.jpg?v=1785483127","url":"https:\/\/www.centloop.com\/en-au\/products\/the-art-of-war-the-book-of-lord-shang","provider":"Centloop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}