The Art of War
Complete Texts and Commentaries
$50.12
- Paperback
474 pages
- Release Date
3 November 2003
Summary
Sun Tzu’s “Art of War,” compiled more than two thousand years ago, is a study of the anatomy of organizations in conflict. It is perhaps the most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world today. Now, this unique volume brings together the essential versions of Sun Tzu’s text, along with illuminating commentaries and auxiliary texts written by distinguished strategists. The translations, by the renowned translator Thomas Cleary, have all been published previously in book form, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781590300541 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1590300548 |
| Author: | Sun Tzu |
| Publisher: | Shambhala |
| Imprint: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 474 |
| Release Date: | 3 November 2003 |
| Weight: | 697g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 32mm |
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“Thomas Cleary’s translation of The Art of War makes immediately relevant one of the greatest Chinese classical texts. There’s not a dated maxim or vague prescription in it… .You can throw out all those contemporary books about management and leadership.“—Newsweek
About The Author
Sun Tzu
Thomas Cleary holds a Ph.D. in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University. He is the translator of more than fifty volumes of Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian, and Islamic texts from Sanskrit, Chinese, Japanese, Pali, and Arabic.
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