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As the People's Republic's seemingly inexorable rise to economic and military power continues, never has the need for a better grasp of Chinese strategic thought by the West been more acute. In Deciphering Sun Tzu, Derek Yuen seeks to reclaim for the reader the hidden contours and lost Chinese and Taoist contexts of Sun Tzu's renowned treatise The Art of War, a literary classic and arguably one of the most influential books ever written. He also explains its historical, philosophical, strategic, and cross-cultural significance. His comprehensive analysis of Sun Tzu, based on a close reading…
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5 editions- Other · English · 2022C. Hurst and Company (Publishers) Limited · 9781787387232
- Other · English · 2022Oxford University Press, Incorporated · 9780197649695
- Other · English · 2014Oxford University Press · 214 pages · 9780199373512
- Other · English · 2014C. Hurst and Company (Publishers) Limited · 214 pages · 9781849042420
- Other · English · 2014Oxford University Press, Incorporated · 9780190257118
Early works to 1800Military art and scienceCriticism and interpretationSunzi, active 6th century b.c.China, history, militarySunzi bing fa (Sunzi)