| The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China Contributor(s): Sawyer, Ralph D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0465003044 ISBN-13: 9780465003044 Publisher: Basic Books OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2007 Annotation: Finally available in paperback, Ralph D. Sawyer's incomparable study of ancient Chinese warfare |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Strategy - History | Ancient - General - History | Asia - China |
| Dewey: 355.02 |
| Lexile Measure: 1270 |
| Physical Information: 1.7" H x 6" W x 9.2" (1.35 lbs) 592 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Seven Military Classics is one of the most profound studies of warfare ever written, a stanchion in sinological and military history. It presents an Eastern tradition of strategic thought that emphasizes outwitting one's opponent through speed, stealth, flexibility, and a minimum of force -- an approach very different from that stressed in the West. Safeguarded for centuries by the ruling elite of imperial China, even in modern times these writings have been known only to a handful of Western specialists. This volume contains seven separate essays, written between 500 BCE and 700 CE, that preserve the essential tenets of strategy distilled from the experience of the most brilliant warriors of ancient China. |