Sun-Tzu: The Art of Warfare: The First English Translation Incorporating the Recently Discovered Yin-ch'ueh-shan TextsThe most widely read military classic in human history, newly translated and revised in accordance with newly discovered materials of unprecedented historical significance. Fluid, crisp and rigorously faithful to the original, this new text is destined to stand as the definitive version of this cornerstone work of Classical Chinese. Of compelling importance not only to students of Chinese history and literature, but to all readers interested in the art or the philosophy of war. |
Contents
Centripetal Harmony and Authority | 64 |
Strategic Advantage shih | 71 |
Introduction to the Translations | 97 |
Deploying the Army | 139 |
The Terrain | 147 |
The Nine Kinds of Terrain | 153 |
The Incendiary Attack | 165 |
Part II | 173 |
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Sun-tzu: The Art of Warfare : the First English Translation Incorporating ... Sunzi No preview available - 1993 |
Common terms and phrases
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