Art Of War /the Book Of Lord Shang

Translated By Yuan Shibing And J.j.l.duyvendak. With Introductions By Robert Wilkinson. the Two Political Classics In This Book Are The Product Of A Time Of Intense Turmoil In Chinese History. Dating From The Period Of The Warring States (403-221bc), They Anticipate Machiavelli's The Prince By Nearly 2000 Years. the Art Of War Is The Best Known Of A Considerable Body Of Chinese Works On The Subject. It Analyses The Nature Of War, And Reveals How Victory May Be Ensured. the Book Of Lord Shang Is A Political Treatise For The Instruction Of Rulers. These Texts Are Anything But Armchair Strategy Or Ivory-tower Speculation. They Are Serious, Urgent And Practical Responses To The Desperate Situations In Which They Were Written. They Have Been Immensely Influential Both Inside And Outside China.