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The art of war

Author: 孫子, active 6th century B.C. ; Sunzi; Samuel B Griffith
Publisher: London ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1971.
Series: A Galaxy Book; UNESCO collection of representative works., Chinese series.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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An ancient Chinese treatise on war stresses the importance of speed, sound tactics, subterfuge, discipline, appropriate form of attack, and accurate intelligence.
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Genre/Form: Early works to 1800
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: 孫子, active 6th century B.C. ; Sunzi; Samuel B Griffith
ISBN: 0195014766 9780195014761
OCLC Number: 8425879
Notes: This translation originally published 1963.
Revision of the translator's thesis (Ph. D.--Oxford University, 1960).
' ... study of the ... indicates a date of composition during the fourth century B.C. ... In the last quarter of the 18th century, [the 11th century 'official' edition] was revised and annotated by Sun Hsing-yen. His edition has since been considered standard in China and my translation is based on it'--Preface.
Description: xvi, 197 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.
Contents: Sun Tzu and the concubines --
List of abbreviations --
Introduction --
Translation --
Appendix --
Bibliography --
Index --
Maps --
Ch'un-Ch'iu Period --
Contending States--boundaries of 350 B.C.
Series Title: A Galaxy Book; UNESCO collection of representative works., Chinese series.
Other Titles: Sunzi bing fa.
Responsibility: Sun Tzu ; translated and with an introd. by Samuel B. Griffith ; with a foreword by B.H. Liddell Hart.

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An ancient Chinese treatise on war stresses the importance of speed, sound tactics, subterfuge, discipline, appropriate form of attack, and accurate intelligence.

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