The landmark translation, based on the "Linyi text" that predates all previous versions by 1,000 years
"There is no doubt that J. H. Huang's new translation of Sun-tzu will be valuable to scholars of military art for many years to come. ... An important work." —General H. Norman Schwarzkopf
"The Linyi verion of Sun-tzu provides a fresh new interpretation of Sun-tzu's classic works. As the oldest version yet discovered, it lays strong claim to the closet adherence of Sun-tzu's true intent." —General David W. Barno
Sun-tzu's The Art of War is the classic work on strategic thinking. Throughout recorded history, Sun-tzu's wisdom, rules, and philosophy have been eagerly embraced by warriors, leaders, and gentle contemplators alike.
This edition is an entirely new text based on manuscripts discovered in Linyi, China, in 1972 that predate all previous texts by as many as one thousand years. To better convey Sun-tzu's original intent, translator, researcher, and interpreter J. H. Huang traced the roots of the language to Sun-tzu's own time—before 221 b.c. In addition to his wonderfully clear interpretation, Huang gives readers an introduction to the history behind The Art of War, includes six appendices—five of which were uncovered at Linyi and are not available in any other edition—and offers his own insightful comments on the meaning of the text.

The Art of War: The Definitive Translation of the Linyi Text (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)

Business & Money

Sun Tzu

Huang, J H

Management & Leadership

Harper Perennial Modern Classics

This comprehensive, accurate, and up-to-date text provides information and analysis for a complete examination of contemporary China and its political and economic developments.* NEW - Completely revises Chapter 8 to include the reversion of Hong Kong in 1997 and Macao in 1999. * NEW - Updates discussion on ideology to include Jiang Zemins search for a unifying ideology now that he is the undisputed leader after Deng Xiaopings death. * NEW - Includes a new section on the law-making role of the National Peoples Congress. * NEW - Provides brief profiles of the new top leadership. * NEW - Discusses the new civil service system. *Included the reversion of Hong Kong in 1997 and Macao in 1999.*Updates discussion on ideology to include Jiang Zemin's search for a unifying ideology now that he is the undisputed leader after Deng Xiaoping's death.*Includes a new section on the law-making role of the National People's Congress.

Contemporary Chinese Politics: An Introduction

History

Wang, James C. F.

Asia

Prentice Hall College Div

This comprehensive, accurate, and up-to-date book provides information and analysis for a complete examination of contemporary China and its political and economic developments. Chapter topics include the origin and rise of the Chinese communist movement: from military communism to Deng's reforms; the erosion of Chinese communist ideology: Marxism-Leninism, Mao's thought, Dengism, and the thinking of Jiang Zemin; political institutions of the party-state: structural issues and the policy process; Elites and the Cadre System: leadership style, factionalism, succession, and recruitment; reform for a creditable Socialist legal system; provincial and local politics: centralism versus regionalism, national minorities, and the case of Tibet; Greater China: reversion of Hong Kong and Macao, and the Pearl River delta regional development, and the Taiwan Question; The military's role in Chinese politics; democracy, dissent, and the Tiananmen mass movement; the politics of modernization: rural and urban economic reforms; and the politics of modernization: education, science and technology, the open door policy, and the intellectuals. For individuals interested in Chinese politics.

Contemporary Chinese Politics: An Introduction (7th Edition)

Pearson

Third edition of a text originally published in 1980 and revised in 1984. An overview of contemporary Chinese politics from 1949 to 1989. Charts, tables and maps have been updated, and appendices contain the texts of some significant current documents. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

James C. F Wang

Prentice-Hall

Third edition of a text originally published in 1980 and revised in 1984. An overview of contemporary Chinese politics from 1949 to 1989. Charts, tables and maps have been updated, and appendices contain the texts of some significant current documents. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Contemporary Chinese politics: An introduction

James C. F. Wang, in this new edition, covers the development of contemporary Chinese politics from 1949 to 1984 and provides basic information and analysis about politics today. The Second Edition includes new material such as: profiles of China's three top leaders, Deng's rise to power, new judicial procedures, Democracy wall movement, the minority problem, China's new economic policies and reforms, new education policies, China's trade and management system, agricultural reforms, developments in Sino-U.S., Sino-Soviet, and Sino-Japanese relations, and China's military modernization.

The world’s most famous military treatise, in an acclaimed translation by the award-winning translator of the Tao Te Ching and the I Ching For more than two thousand years, Sun-tzu's The Art of War has provided leaders with essential advice on battlefield tactics and management strategies. An elemental part of Chinese culture, it has also become a touchstone for the Western struggle for survival and success, whether in battle, in business, or in relationships. Now, in this crisp, accessible translation, eminent scholar John Minford brings this seminal work to life for today's readers. Capturing the literary quality of the work, Minford presents the core text in two formats: first, the unadorned ancient words of wisdom ascribed to Sun-tzu; then, the same text with extensive running commentary from the canon of traditional Chinese commentators. A lively, learned introduction and other valuable apparatus round out this authoritative volume. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,800 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

The Art of War: The Essential Translation of the Classic Book of Life (Penguin Classics)

Penguin Classics

With well over a million copies sold, Sun Tzu's The Art of War is a true masterpiece, a series of brilliant aphorisms that illuminate the planning and conduct of war. Now this classic work is available in an elegant illustrated edition, featuring seventy-five color and black-and-white images. From perceptive descriptions of the nine varieties of terrain, to advice on how to gage an enemy's weaknesses and strengths, to suggestions on the employment of secret agents, here is timeless advice on combat and military strategy. Sun Tzu's writings are unsurpassed in depth of understanding, shedding light not only on battlefield maneuvers, but also on the relevant economic, political, and psychological factors that can shape the outcome of warfare. Equally important, the precepts outlined by Sun Tzu over two thousand years ago can be applied with great success outside the theater of war. Indeed, it is read avidly by corporate executives worldwide and has been touted in the movie Wall Street and the television series The Sopranos as the ultimate guide to strategy. Finally, this edition offers the definitive translation of Sun Tzu's text, by former U.S. Marine Brigadier General Samuel Griffith, who was also an authority of Mao Tse-Tung. Remarkable for its clear organization, lucid prose, and the acuity of its intellectual and moral insights, The Art of War is the definitive study of combat. It is an essential book for military history buffs, and an ideal gift for anyone who is interested in tactics and strategy, whether on the battlefield or in the boardroom.

The Illustrated Art of War

Griffith, Samuel B.

Oxford University Press

If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.... These are the words of ancient Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu, whose now-classic treatise, The Art of War, was written more than 2,500 years ago. Originally a text for victory on the battlefield, the book has vastly transcended its original purpose. Here is a seminal work on the philosophy of successful leadership that is as applicable to contemporary business as it is to war. Today many leading American business schools use the text as required reading for aspiring managers, and even Oliver Stone's award-winning film Wall Street cites The Art of War as a guide to those who strive for success. Now acclaimed novelist James Clavell, for whom Sun Tzu's writing has been an inspiration, gives us a newly edited Art of War. Author of the best-selling Asian saga consisting of Shogun, Tai-Pan, Gai-jin, King Rat, Noble House, and Whirlwind, Clavell first heard about Sun Tzu in Hong Kong in 1977, and since then The Art Of War has been his constant companion--he refers to it frequently in Noble House. He has taken a 1910 translation of the book and clarified it for the contemporary reader. This new edition of The Art Of War is an extraordinary book made even more relevant by an extraordinary editor.

The Art of War

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Delacorte Press

Americas Longest War

Widely recognized as a major contribution to the study of American involvement in Vietnam, this comprehensive and balanced account analyzes the ultimate failure of the war, and the impact of the war on US foreign policy. The book seeks to place American involvement in Vietnam in historical perspective and to offer answers to vital questions. This new edition has been necessitated not only by the development in the field, but also by dramatic change in the world in the time since the last edition.

America's Longest War: The United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975

George C. Herring

Americas

Random House

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The Art of War: The Definitive Translation of the Linyi Text (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)

Contemporary Chinese Politics: An Introduction

Contemporary Chinese Politics: An Introduction (7th Edition)

Contemporary Chinese Politics: An Introduction

Contemporary Chinese politics: An introduction

Contemporary Chinese Politics: An Introduction

The Art of War: The Essential Translation of the Classic Book of Life (Penguin Classics)

The Illustrated Art of War

The Art of War

America's Longest War: The United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975