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The Art of War / Sun-tzu (Sunzi) ; edited, translated and with an introduction by John Minford.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Chinese Series: Penguin classicsPublication details: New York : Penguin Books, 2009.Description: lvi, 325 pages ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780143105756
  • 0143105752
Uniform titles:
  • Sunzi bing fa. English
Subject(s):
Partial contents:
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- A note on the text -- Suggestions for further reading -- A list of Chinese commentators -- Chronologies -- Dynasties -- Historical events -- The Art of war -- Making of plans -- Waging of war -- Strategic offensive -- Forms and dispositions -- Potential energy -- Empty and full -- The Fray -- The Nine charges -- On the march -- Forms of terrain -- The Nine kinds of ground -- Attack by fire -- Espionage -- The Art of war with commentary.
Summary: For more than two thousand years, Sun-tzu's "The Art of War" has provided leaders with essential advice on battlefield tactics, managing troops and terrain, and employing cunning and deception. An elemental part of Chinese culture, it has also become a touchstone for the Western struggle for survival and success.
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The world's most famous military treatise, in an acclaimed translation by the award-winning translator of the Tao Te Ching and the I Ching

For more than two thousand years, Sun-tzu's The Art of War has provided leaders with essential advice on battlefield tactics and management strategies. An elemental part of Chinese culture, it has also become a touchstone for the Western struggle for survival and success, whether in battle, in business, or in relationships. Now, in this crisp, accessible translation, eminent scholar John Minford brings this seminal work to life for today's readers. Capturing the literary quality of the work, Minford presents the core text in two formats: first, the unadorned ancient words of wisdom ascribed to Sun-tzu; then, the same text with extensive running commentary from the canon of traditional Chinese commentators. A lively, learned introduction and other valuable apparatus round out this authoritative volume.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,800 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

For more than two thousand years, Sun-tzu's "The Art of War" has provided leaders with essential advice on battlefield tactics, managing troops and terrain, and employing cunning and deception. An elemental part of Chinese culture, it has also become a touchstone for the Western struggle for survival and success.

Includes bibliographical references (pages xli-xlvii).

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- A note on the text -- Suggestions for further reading -- A list of Chinese commentators -- Chronologies -- Dynasties -- Historical events -- The Art of war -- Making of plans -- Waging of war -- Strategic offensive -- Forms and dispositions -- Potential energy -- Empty and full -- The Fray -- The Nine charges -- On the march -- Forms of terrain -- The Nine kinds of ground -- Attack by fire -- Espionage -- The Art of war with commentary.

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