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The Art of War (Penguin Classics)
Tzu Sun
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Description for The Art of War (Penguin Classics)
Paperback. Capturing the literary quality of "The Art of War", this book presents the core text in two different formats. It allows readers to form their own first impressions of the ancient words of wisdom ascribed to Sun-tzu. It includes an introduction, chronologies, suggested readings, and other apparatus. Translator(s): Minford, John. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 268.
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, whether in battle, in business or in relationships. Now, in this crisp, accessible new translation, John Minford brings this seminal work to life for today's readers.
Capturing the literary quality of The Art of War - its lucid, epigrammatic, almost poetic style - as well as its philosophical and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
274g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780143105756
SKU
V9780143105756
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About Tzu Sun
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 (editor/translator) studied Chinese at Oxford and at the Australian National University and has taught ... Read more
Reviews for The Art of War (Penguin Classics)
"The strategic advice that [The Art of War] offers concerns much more than the conduct of war. It is an ancient book of proverbial wisdom, a book of life." —John Minford, from the Introduction