The Art of War
$24.17
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
5 August 2004
Summary
New to Penguin Classics
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 new translation, eminent scholar John Minford brings this seminal work to life for today’s readers.…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140439199 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140439196 |
| Author: | Tzu Sun |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 5 August 2004 |
| Weight: | 408g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 145mm x 213mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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“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)
“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
Tzu Sun
Sun Tzu was the author of The Art of War, an immensely influential ancient Chinese book on military strategy. He is also one of the earliest realists in international relations theory.
John Minford has translated many works from the Chinese, including two volumes of the Penguin Classics edition of Cao Xueqin’s eighteenth-century novel The Story of the Stone. He is co-editor of the landmark anthology of translations Classical Chinese Literature.
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