The Art of War / The Book of Lord Shang

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.Author: Tzu, Sun,author,Griffith, Tom,series_editor,Shibing, Yuan,translator,Yang, Shang,author,Duyvendak, J
Contributors: Tzu, Sun,author,Griffith, Tom,series_editor,Shibing, Yuan,translator,Yang, Shang,author,Duyvendak, J.J.L.,translator,Wilkinson, Robert,introduction
Binding: paperback
Number Of Pages: 256
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Languages: English,Published,English,Original Language,Englis
Published/Release Date: 5 Feb 1998
Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher/Studio/Brand: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Author/Director/Artist: Sun Tzu
Dimension (cm): 197x127x15 mm
Package Dimension (cm): 14x197x127 mm
Item Weight (g): 1050
Package Weight (g): 175