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The Art of War
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Written in the 6th century BCE, Sun Tzu's The Art of War is still used as a book of military strategy today. This pocket illustrated dual-language edition not only presents the original Chinese characters with James Trapp's translation on the facing page, but also tests Sun Tzu's ideas against history. Each of the 13 chapters includes a new commentary giving examples of how Sun Tzu's wisdom has been borne out on the world's battlefields.
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ISBN/GTIN978-1-83886-297-8
Product TypeBook
BindingPaperback
Publishing date14/04/2023
Pages224 pages
LanguageEnglish
SizeWidth 169 mm, Height 131 mm, Thickness 20 mm
Weight390 g
Illustrations75 photos and maps; 75 Illustrations, unspecified
Article no.49084748
CatalogsBuchzentrum
Data source no.43203338
Product groupGeschichte
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Sun Tzu (also known as Sunzi) was traditionally thought by historians to have been born around 544 BCE, and to have later served as a general leading the forces of King Helü of Wu, one of the seven Warring States of Eastern China during the Spring and Autumn period. The Art of War is based on his many victories, although modern scholarship suggests the book may have been written later.
James Trapp is the author of Chinese Characters: The Art and Meaning of Hanzi and Chinese Proverbs: The Wisdom of Cheng-Yu. A Chinese-language graduate of the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, he teaches and translates Mandarin and is a former education officer at the British Museum.