The Art of War / The Book of Lord Shang
€7.50
Product Information
| ISBN | 9781853267796 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shang Yang, Sun Tzu |
| Publisher | Wordsworth Editions Ltd |
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.190 |
| Publishing Date | 05/02/1998 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €7.08 |
| Tax | €0.42 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €7.50 |
| Availability | +20 units in external warehouse |
Product Description
Translated by Yuan Shibing and J.J.L.Duyvendak. With introductions by Robert Wilkinson.
The two political classics in this book are the product of a time of intense turmoil in Chinese history. Dating from the Period of the Warring States (403-221BC), they anticipate Machiavelli''s The Prince by nearly 2000 years.
The Art of War is the best known of a considerable body of Chinese works on the subject. It analyses the nature of war, and reveals how victory may be ensured.
The Book of Lord Shang is a political treatise for the instruction of rulers. These texts are anything but armchair strategy or ivory-tower speculation. They are serious, urgent and practical responses to the desperate situations in which they were written. They have been immensely influential both inside and outside China.