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The Art of War / The Book of Lord Shang
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Art of War / The Book of Lord Shang
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Tzu Sun
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By (author) Shang Yang
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Introduction by Robert Wilkinson
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Translated by Yuan Shibing
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Translated by J. J. L. Duyvendak
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| Series | Wordsworth Classics of World Literature |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:256 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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| Category/Genre | Literary essays |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781853267796
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| Classifications | Dewey:355.02 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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| Imprint |
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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| Publication Date |
11 June 1997 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Translated by Yuan Shibing and J.J.L.Duyvendak. 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.
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