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The Art of War
Hardback
Main Details
Title |
The Art of War
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Tzu Sun
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Introduction by John Minford
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Translated by John Minford
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Series | Penguin Pocket Hardbacks |
Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:544 | Dimensions(mm): Height 174,Width 113 |
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Category/Genre | Oriental and Indian philosophy |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780141395845
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Classifications | Dewey:355.02 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Penguin Books Ltd
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Imprint |
Penguin Classics
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Publication Date |
6 November 2014 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Pocket Hardbacks - the new non-fiction series that combines the collectability of Clothbound Classics with the popular spirit of Great Ideas Offering essential advice on battlefield tactics, managing others and employing cunning, discipline and deception to outwit your opponent, Sun-tzu's The Art of War has provided leaders with the ultimate guide to survival and success for more than two thousand years, whether in battle or in business.
Author Biography
Little is known about Sun Tzu (544-496 B.C.) and his life during the Warring States period after the decline of the Zhou dysnasty, but his classic, The Art of War, has been one of the central works of Chinese literature for 2500 years. John Minford studied Chinese at Oxford and at the Australian National University and has taught in China, Hong Kong, and New Zealand. He has translated numerous works from the Chinese, including the last two volumes of the Penguin Classics edition of Cao Xueqin's eighteenth-century novel The Story of the Stone and the martial-arts fiction of the contemporary Hong Kong novelist Louis Cha.
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