(P/B) MASTER SUN'S ART OF WAR

Παρουσίαση

This volume is offered as an introduction to the greatest Chinese military classic of all time: Master Sun's Art of War. I have endeavored to keep the volume focused on the text and toward that end have not included detailed accounts of its history and reception, the historical context in which it was written, recent archaeological finds that bear on the text, or the complex scholarly debates about its authorship. I have provided an introduction which touches on all these issues designed to enable the reader to approach the text with enough knowledge to appreciate its core ideas and general nature and which seeks to sketch some of the ways this remarkable work engages and throws light upon issues that range far beyond any field of battle or military conflict. For those interested in pursuing further the more technical issues regarding the text's history and composition, I have provided guidance in both notes and a list of recommended readings.
The cover depicts three of four horses from a team drawing a war chariot in the eight-thousand-man terracotta army of the First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty. Each of the chapter titles of the translation displays figures from this same collection. As readers can see, the face of each warrior in this massive array of figures is unique. (From the publisher)

Περιεχόμενα

Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
Chapter I: Assessing
Chapter 2: Waging War
Chapter 3: Offensive Strategy
Chapter 4: Disposition of Forces
Chapter 5: Strategic Potential
Chapter 6: Tenuousness and Solidity
Chapter 7: The Clash of Arms
Chapter 8: Nine Variations
Chapter 9: Maneuvering Forces Chapter
10: Dispositions of Terrain
Chapter 11: Nine Types of Terrain
Chapter 12: Attacking with Fire
Chapter 13: On the Use of Spies
Notes
Recommended Readings
Index