The Art of War (History & Warfare)

图书标准信息

• 作者 Sun、Ralph D.、Tzu Sun 著
• 出版社 Westview Press Inc
• 出版时间 1994-01
• ISBN 9780813319513
• 定价 132.20元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 384页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

TheArtofWarisalmostcertainlythemostfamousstudyofstrategyeverwrittenandhashadanextraordinaryinfluenceonthehistoryofwarfare.TheprinciplesSunTzuexpoundedwereutilizedbrilliantlybysuchgreatAsianwarleadersasMaoTse-tung,Giap,andYamamoto.FirsttranslatedtwohundredyearsagobyaFrenchmissionary,SunTzusArtofWarhasbeencreditedwithinfluencingNapoleon,theGermanGeneralStaff,andeventheplanningforDesertStorm.ManyJapanesecompaniesmakethisbookrequiredreadingfortheirkeyexecutives.Andincreasingly,WesternbusinesspeopleandothersareturningtotheArtofWarforinspirationandadviceonhowtosucceedincompetitivesituationsofallkinds.Whyhasatwo-thousand-year-oldtextprovensovaluableintodaysworld?BecausetheArtofWarembodiesanEasterntraditionofstrategythatemphasizesoutwittinganopponentthroughspeed,stealth,flexibility,andaminimumofeffort.Andthesetime-testedprincipleswork.Theyhavebeenprovenonthebattlefieldandinthemarketplace.UnlikemosteditionsofSunTzucurrentlyavailable(manysimplyretreadsofolder,flawedtranslations)thissuperbnewtranslationmakesuseofthebestavailableclassicalChinesemanuscripts,includingtheancienttombtextversiondiscoveredbyarchaeologistsatLinyi,China.RalphSawyer,anoutstandingWesternscholarofancientChinesewarfareandasuccessfulbusinessmaninhisownright,placesthisclassicworkofstrategyinitsproperhistoricalcontext.SawyersuppliesaportraitofSunTzuseraandoutlinesseveralbattlesoftheperiodthatmayhaveeitherinfluencedSunTzuorbeenconductedbyhim.WhileappreciativeofthephilosophicalrichnessoftheArtofWar,hiseditionstressesSunTzuspracticaloriginsandpresentsatranslationthatisbothaccurateandaccessible.

【作者简介】

Thewarrior-philosopherandmasterstrategistSunTzu,aboutwhomlittleisknown,compiledTheArtofWarmorethantwothousandyearsago.LegendhasitthathewasknownforthebrilliantcampaignsheledaroundthetimeofConfucius.Hisworkwasmemorizedandpasseddownorally,beforeeventuallybeingcopiedontobamboostripsandpassedaround.